Fire Monster

Chapter 3 Linjiang Taoist Temple
The Five Spirit Train runs quite smoothly, especially for inertia recovery and to save even a little bit of spiritual energy, so the speed is not very fast.

Therefore, it was about an hour later when Zhao Guanshan arrived at the Taoist temple.

Fortunately, this is still within the time limit.

The area of ​​Linjiang Prefecture should be as large as the imperial capital of China. It is surrounded by the Imperial Wall, forming a circle. Looking out from inside, all you can see are devil fire, thunder, or rolling devil clouds.

The entire city is said to be like a huge island, no, it is more like a big ship, moving on the magic fire. Zhao Guanshan has never seen it with his own eyes.

Ever since he could remember, the things he was most familiar with were his first-class imperial seal hut, Slum Alley, the route where the Five Spirits Train passed, and the Taoist temple located at the easternmost end of the city.

It is worth mentioning that after the divine punishment came to the world, not only the time was easily confused, but even the east, south, west and north were confused. Therefore, there are five magical instruments for indicating directions in the city.

It is carved into the shape of a deity, pointing in the right direction.

It is said that this is the Dharma image left by the immortals in the human world.

The one in the Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Temple is particularly lifelike, with a beautiful face like jade, fluttering clothes, and her slender hands pointing as if to the direction of the heart.

So every time he saw Zhao Guanshan, he felt a natural sense of familiarity.

Oh, now he knew, this was most likely a feeling unique to adolescence.

Linjiang Prefecture Taoist Temple is a subordinate of Linjiang Taoist Palace.

It is said that there is a larger Taoist palace above the Linjiang Taoist Palace, but it is not in Linjiang Prefecture. This is Zhao Guanshan's blind spot.

The entire Taoist temple is very large and can accommodate about 100,000 children and teenagers of different ages.

Zhao Guanshan has been studying here for nine years.

Studying is hard, life is hard too, but only after leaving the monastery and graduating did I realize that living is even harder.

This is the advice from Earth Cousin.

At the entrance of the Taoist temple, Zhao Guanshan received today's portion of cakes and filled up his water hyacinth. Then he couldn't wait to find a corner that would not hinder the passage of others. He held the cake that was as hard as armor in his hands and began to chew it seriously.

There are many people who do the same as him.

Most of them are teenagers around twelve or thirteen years old and cannot resist hunger.

Zhao Guanshan used to eat at noon, but today, he needed to keep his best condition during the day.

On the way here, he felt bouts of dizziness. Even without the knowledge from Earth, he knew that this was due to hunger. Especially after his two souls merged perfectly, the faster and more he thought, the hungrier he would become.

The taste and texture of the pancake are not very good, I guess it’s just a little better than pig food.

However, as a compressed biscuit carefully prepared by the Taoist immortal masters, its nutritional value can surpass all the delicacies on Earth.

After Zhao Guanshan finished eating with difficulty, he suddenly felt a warm current rising up and flowing around his body. In a moment, he seemed to have the energy to kill tigers and wolves.

This state will last for about six hours.

At this moment, Zhao Guanshan had no time to sigh. He immediately quickened his pace and ran towards the liberal arts college where he was studying.

Linjiang Taoist Temple is divided into three stages, which are equivalent to elementary school, junior high school and high school on Earth.

The first stage is to learn the basics, also known as Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

The second stage is divided into liberal arts and military subjects, which are level 4, level 5 and level 6.

When it comes to the third stage, a moral subject is separated from it, which is placed alongside the liberal arts and military subjects, and is usually called level 7, level 8, or level 9.

For example, Zhao Guanshan can call himself a grade 9 student of liberal arts in Taoist Academy.

Yang Mao is a 9th-grade student in the Taoist Academy's martial arts department.

As for the so-called Taoist Academy, it is a place where one can practice Taoism and cultivate immortality. Only the chosen ones with outstanding talents can be selected. They will be noticed by the old immortal masters in the Taoist Palace and accepted as disciples. They will not be forced to marry and will be the best of people.

But only a dozen people are selected for the Dao science program every year.

Therefore, this has always been something Zhao Guanshan dared not even think about.

The martial arts department is ranked second in status, and after graduation, one will become a martial arts apprentice.

They are very popular, well-treated, and are also the main force of Linjiang Prefecture in fighting against evil spirits.

Liberal arts are ranked last and are considered miscellaneous subjects.

It is the choice of the weak. After graduation, if you pass the assessment, you will become an apprentice of a Qi Refiner, and then you will become a glowing screw, similar to the blue-collar worker + worker + cleaner + person in charge of various chores on Earth.

Because of his health, Zhao Guanshan has been steadfast in choosing liberal arts since the second stage of his enrollment and has never wavered.

Perhaps it was because Zhao Guanshan on Earth at that time was influencing him subtly.

Every profession has its top talent, although at that time he didn't know what a top talent was.

During his six years in the liberal arts department, there were many diligent students among his classmates, but none of them could compare to Zhao Guanshan. Others at least hoped to transfer to the military and road science departments, but he made up his mind from the very beginning and never looked back on this path.

Because he knew that after his parents passed away, he had no one to rely on, and the only thing he could rely on was the knowledge as vast as the mountains and seas.

The Liberal Arts College is located in the most remote northeast corner, covering an area of ​​about 100 acres. It is both the smallest and the most shabby of the colleges.

Because as long as one is physically healthy, there is a great chance that he will be transferred to the military department, leaving only the weaker ones with insufficient potential, or sickly people like Zhao Guanshan, who will remain in the liberal arts department.

Looking around, there are only six three-level imperially-sealed houses.

They are all three-story buildings.

These correspond to the six courses in liberal arts.

They are -

1. Identification of fifty common symptoms of evil spirit infestation and simple first aid and care.

2. Daily maintenance and simple repair of five commonly used spirit-supplying arrays.

3. Storage, disposal and preparation methods of one hundred common hazardous materials.

4. Daily maintenance and simple repairs of fifteen common psychic equipment.

5. Daily maintenance and basic repairs of nine common psychic weapons.

6. Preliminary understanding and simple application of three simple amplitudes of spiritual energy.

Of the above six courses, one, two and three are required, and one of four, five and six is ​​an elective.

3+1, if you pass four subjects, you can get the status of a Qi Refiner apprentice.

But Zhao Guanshan achieved full marks in all three required courses and three elective courses.

He has suffered a lot for this in the past six years and has put almost all his energy into it.

Now is the time to reap the rewards.

Zhao Guanshan did not enter the classroom directly at this moment, but instead paid solemn respect to the statue of the goddess that indicated the direction, his secret dream lover.

Not only did he do this, almost all students in the Taoist Academy did this, and even in the entire Linjiang Prefecture, most people paid daily homage to these four statues that indicated directions.

Maybe it's because they hold on to hope and pray to the immortals with great magical powers to save the people of the world.

After the worship, Zhao Guanshan ran to the second Imperial Seal House, which was the second course, the daily maintenance and simple repair of five commonly used spirit-providing formations.

This is the most difficult of the three required courses and also the course with the most application prospects at present.

Because the spirit supply array can be understood as the engine or motor on the earth, which is responsible for the normal operation of the entire ecosystem.

But just like engines and motors, there are different models, from large ones like ships and fighter planes, medium ones like trains and cars, and small ones like razors and electric fans, these are all their application scenarios.

The same goes for this world.

Not all spiritual offerings can be used in all scenarios.

In particular, we must ensure that we meet the needs of use while striving for economy.

Saving is the political correctness here.

The five commonly used spirit-supplying arrays that Zhao Guanshan learned in this course are all miniaturized and civilian-oriented. They are the most common, ordinary, and least technically demanding. The old immortal masters in the Taoist palace and their disciples are unwilling to participate in their maintenance.

The teacher who taught this course once said that if you master the essence of this course, as long as you are not unlucky, you can live a life without worries about food and clothing.

Unfortunately, Zhao Guanshan is a very unlucky person.

So this course became an important foundation for him to make his first pot of gold.

(End of this chapter)