The night was dark and windy, and everyone was still asleep. The north wind howled, making the woods roar, and countless dead leaves scattered and swaying in the wind. There are no coniferous forests in Dinghai Province. It is difficult for these trees to have any leaves in the cold winter.

It can be attached to the branches, but the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. There are only a handful of stars that can be counted above the head.

If you want to ask why it can be felt so vividly, it is because before dawn, the administrator of the dormitory building entered the snake space through the spare key, gently waking up Qiao Bang's sleeping mind, but he did not have time to wipe the hanging

The tears in the corners of my eyes followed my muscle memory of putting on clothes and shoes. I picked up a bag of dry food and a change of clothes and left the snake space.

Hu Sigui had been sitting in the guard room of the dormitory building early, sipping a bowl of spicy soup. When he saw Qiao Bang being led out by the administrator, he directly gave Qiao Bang a bowl of spicy soup and asked him to finish it quickly.

Then he summoned an ice-armored crow, jumped onto the crow's back directly from the door of the dormitory building, and flew away.

To be honest, Qiao Bang, who was not so awake at first, was completely frozen by the bursts of coldness coming from under his feet. His legs and feet felt a little uncomfortable, and there would be a crunching sound whenever he lifted his feet.

The experience of riding the Tracer Falcon last time was not that good. Qiao Bang, who had not understood the Heart of the Storm at the time, was lying on the back of the Falcon. He really didn't dare to move. Unexpectedly, Hu Sigui changed his head.

The feeling of being transported by a flying spirit beast is extremely exciting. From the top of your head to the soles of your feet, you feel as if you are soaked in ice water.

This just feels so good!

"Crack!"

While his mind was racing, Qiao Bang's foot failed to step firmly and made a dent in the ice-armored crow's back. The ice shards shattered and turned into ice crystal powder and was blown away by the wind.

"Concentrate! Concentrate your spiritual power! Try your best to prevent your feet from feeling the cold!"

The person standing in front of him was Hu Sigui. At this moment, he wrapped his voice with spiritual power and transmitted it into Qiao Bang's ears with an extremely subtle sound. Those eyes were gleaming and shining with a strange light. This was Qiao Bang.

What I have never seen before, it seems to be the innate ability of the Ice Armor Crow, which makes Hu Sigui's eyes like two ice balls, reflecting the surrounding ambient light.

"Okay!" Qiao Bang quickly gathered his thoughts, stopped thinking wildly, and focused on condensing the spiritual power coat and completing the steps required by Hu Sigui, which was to concentrate the spiritual power coat on his feet to try to isolate the cold from the ice-armored crow.

Hu Sigui had been standing quietly on the back of the Ice-Armored Crow. He was walking on flat ground despite such a bumpy flight. Qiao Bang secretly sighed at his arrogant cultivation and felt sincere envy in his heart. The Ice-Armored Crow was not as big as Tracer.

Falcon, but the spread of its wings is extremely exaggerated. Perhaps because of this, the ice-armored crow rises and falls too violently when it flies. Qiao Bang has the experience of being on a trampoline, but the soles of his feet are made of hard material and are not

Soft and waxy.

The moonlight is like wine, the night is very dark, and the dark woods under the ice-armored crows remind Qiao Bang that he has arrived in the Gakmir Mountains. The mountain forest is silent, and the trees that have lost their leaves are like sculptures.

, standing at the col, mountainside, and peak.

At this moment, if someone stands on the top of the mountain, they can see the exquisite ice-armored crow that looks like a work of art, flapping its wings and soaring in the sky. Qiao Bang has never seen such a species before, and it is said that it is active in the dwarf tribe.

The extremely cold land in the north is not suitable for human survival, and it is difficult for ordinary spiritual beasts to survive. This also allows the ice-armored crow to not be disturbed by others, and is rarely targeted by human spiritual warriors. It is even more difficult to make a contract.

It’s difficult. I don’t know how Hu Sigui did it. Judging from Hu Sigui’s panel information, the Contracted Ice Armored Crow was earlier than the Blue Thunder Ox Python.

The Ice-Armored Crow evolved from the Snow-Swallowing Crow. The first stage evolved into the Ice-Armored Crow, and the second stage evolved into the Ice-Armored Crow. When the cultivation level reached the soul shaping stage, the Ice-Armored Crow's body structure underwent a great change, and the Ice-Armored Crow evolved into the Ice-Armored Crow.

The crow only has ice crystals attached to its snow-white feathers. After evolving into the ice-armored crow, its entire body is transformed into ice elements. It can release strong cold air from the inside of the body, from the pores and nasal cavity, thereby maintaining the ice crystals to condense into blocks and release

The cold air emitted covers the face and claws to form thick ice armor, which can be used to launch extremely destructive attacks. As the cultivation level continues to deepen, the outline of its body will gradually become composed of countless illusory lines, which are all caused by

It is composed of fine ice crystals formed by the strong breath released from the inside of the body. Just by getting close to its body, the sharp ice crystals can cut the skin. This is also the Ice Armored Crow's biggest trump card. It is not afraid of any form of closeness at all.

Fighting in person, its solid ice armor and sharp ice crystals rotate around the body in an orderly manner. Only fire-attributed spiritual beasts can completely shake their bodies.

It is such a spiritual beast, but it is too docile under Qiao Bang's feet. The illusory lines around it are still spinning, but they are pulled apart under the conscious control of the Ice Armored Crow. No matter how Hu Sigui or Qiao Bang moves

It is impossible to encounter those sharp ice crystals flying rapidly.

Suddenly, a circle of red light appeared on the outline of the mountain. The red light became more and more illusory, and the mountains and fields were hazy, as if covered with gray-white gauze. A cry suddenly came from the originally silent mountain forest, and then came one after another.

There came the neighing sounds of birds and beasts. After a while, the eastern sky was filled with fish-belly white, the red light no longer converged, the sky gradually turned blue, and the ice-armored crow no longer soared in the sky, spiraling down towards the mountains.

"Just stay here. Ice-armored crows don't like the sun. We'll just walk a little further and we'll be there. Follow me."

The ice-armored crow seemed extremely anxious after landing. Hu Sigui put one hand around Qiao Bang's waist and jumped down. As soon as his feet touched the ground, Qiao Bang saw the ice-armored crow transforming into spiritual energy and pouring into Hu Sigui's finger spiritual knot.

Qiao Bang was surprised by his impatience, so Hu Sigui explained the reason.

"Understood." Qiao Bang increased his concentration, but still relaxed a little, because his feet could no longer feel the biting coldness, and there was no cool wind passing by his ears, so he was inevitably a little distracted. Of course, there was also Hu Sigui in front of him.

Because of this, Qiao Bang was less wary of his surroundings.

"Who told you to take off your spiritual power coat? Condensate it quickly!" Unexpectedly, Hu Sigui suddenly shouted angrily, which made Qiao Bang feel that his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously condensed the spiritual power coat, and it was still wind-type.

"The reason why underground evil spirits can affect the minds of spiritual beasts is because spiritual beasts cannot use their spiritual power to condense their spiritual power. Only those spiritual beasts who have reached the soul-shaping stage can use their spiritual power to condense their spiritual power on their body surface to protect themselves, thus avoiding the danger of

Due to the invasion of underground evil spirits. With your cultivation level, if you do not condense your spiritual power, the underground evil spirits will soon invade your body. When the time comes, I will have to expend my energy and use my own spiritual power to force the evil spirits out of your body. It will also affect

Your foundation is worth the loss!"

Listening to Hu Sigui's low scolding voice, Qiao Bang's heart trembled. Knowing that it was not the time to respond, he quickly gathered his mind and concentrated on condensing his spiritual power coat, and he became a little more vigilant.

After a long silence, Hu Sigui led Qiao Bang deeper into the mountain forest. Maybe he felt that his words just now were a bit harsh, but Hu Sigui explained it carefully.

"The place we are going to next is full of evil spirits. The closer we get, the easier it is to be invaded by evil spirits. Therefore, you must always condense the spiritual power coat on your body to ensure that it will not be broken. This will also help you improve your cultivation.

To help, insisting on condensing the spiritual power coat will accelerate the flow of spiritual power in the body, and the cultivation will naturally liquefy quickly, and it will also enable you to enter the spiritual master realm faster. If you cannot resist the invasion of evil spirits, I will help you expel the evil spirits, and then

You return it to the academy and give it to Teacher Gu Tong, who will guide you carefully."

Um, goodbye, can you omit the last sentence? What about the most basic trust between people? Isn’t it just a coat of my condensed spiritual power? Why do I have to let Teacher Gu Tong destroy my body and mind?

"Grandpa Hu, what is the most mysterious existence in Wanfeng Valley?" Qiao Bang quickly changed the topic and asked the biggest confusion in his heart.

"You'll know when we get there." It's rare that Hu Sigui didn't answer Qiao Bang directly, which made Qiao Bang even more curious. Previously, Hu Sigui knew everything and talked about it endlessly. Today's hesitant response is really curious.

A masterpiece.

Along the way, Hu Sigui was releasing spiritual pressure. None of the weak spiritual beasts lurking around dared to come close. This terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation was no less effective than that released by the Demon-weary Howling Tiger. Even the spiritual insects

They all flew far away immediately. The spirit insects that could not escape were exploded by the pressure of the spiritual power that was continuously released, and a crispy smell floated in the air. However, except for Qiao Bang, no other spirit beast dared to

Smelling this complex smell, Qiao Bang knew that as he climbed over several mountain passes and walked along the low withered yellow weeds towards the hinterland of the valley, the scene in his sight gradually matched the familiar scene in his memory.

They have arrived at Wanfeng Valley.

Hu Sigui frowned tightly, and Qiao Bang could see his annoyance from the back right side. From this point of view, the marriage between Hu Peiwen and Wu Tongsuo was not a reason for Hu Sigui to be troubled. It could make Hu Sigui frown all the time.

I'm afraid it's the knot of countless little things tangled together. It's these messy things that make Hu Sigui worry every day!

Thinking of the Southern Territory Legion, and remembering how exhausted he was every time he saw Qiao Anguo, Qiao Bang probably realized that the world of adults is so miserable, and the older he gets, the more worried he becomes...

"We're here, hold me tight." A gentle voice came from Hu Sigui's mouth. That gentle tone might make other people feel at ease, but Qiao Bang, who was familiar with Hu Sigui, knew that there would be no good experience next.

…

Sure enough, Hu Sigui held Qiao Bang tightly with a wave of his big hand, and the familiar hugging posture stuck Qiao Bang's waist and abdomen. He immediately stomped on the ground and jumped down from the hill.

In his previous life, Qiao Bang had never tried bungee jumping, but now he had a strong sense of weightlessness. The speed of the fall was extremely fast, and Hu Sigui's arms were so powerful. Qiao Bang was extremely grateful for himself.

The released spiritual power coat is of wind nature, which reduces a lot of pain during the rapid fall.

I don’t know if Hu Sigui did this deliberately, but he gave Qiao Bang a thrilling experience every time. It seemed that every time he was with Hu Sigui, it was difficult to have a moment of peace of mind. Most of them were on tenterhooks, and there was rarely a chance to relax.

But it seems that because of this, every time he is together with Hu Si, his strength seems to become much easier to improve.

Just as he was about to land, Hu Sigui sprouted fiery red wings on his back. This was the spiritual effect of Red Crown Yan Luan's wings. Because the wings vibrated the aura of heaven and earth, the tendency of falling suddenly decreased. The two of them rose and landed lightly, landing steadily.

On the withered yellow weeds, the heavy tread made Qiao Bang calm down a lot. Hu Sigui also canceled the spiritualization of his wings, and the majestic spiritual pressure suddenly stopped. Qiao Bang felt the aura in his body while standing next to Hu Sigui.

The spiritual veins suddenly swelled up and became like a human-shaped charging pile.

"Silence! The master here doesn't like to make noise, so please be careful!" Hu Sigui whispered. Qiao Bang nodded frequently in compliance with Hu Sigui's gaze, fearing that he would be scolded by Hu Sigui if he nodded slowly.

At this moment, Qiao Bang realized that this was probably the most mysterious existence that Hu Sigui had said. He had been walking around Wanfeng Valley before, and it felt like he had been climbing hills of different heights, coming into contact with various groups of spiritual beasts, but he just didn't understand it.

The origin of the name Wanfeng Valley. Only when it came here did Qiao Bang truly understand what Wanfeng Valley was called.

What comes into view is an extremely thick tree. The scale of this tree cannot be described in words, because it is so high that it completely covers the gap between the two peaks, and the sunlight shines through the branches.

It fell from the gaps, but I still felt that my vision was not clear enough. The fog in the mountain forest was really thick, and some of the thick tree roots were deeply rooted into the ground, while some were exposed in small sections.

Qiao Bang felt that this tree was not that simple. From various signs, it could be inferred that this tree, like Teacher Gu Tong in the academy, could pull out the roots and move independently.

This valley now makes Qiao Bang feel creepy. The main reason is that the big tree is surrounded by stone tombstones, which are not arranged neatly, and there is an irregular row of walls around it.

Similar to the function of the Great Wall in previous lives, it blocks all young spiritual beasts outside the wall and prevents them from entering.

Rather than saying that this is a valley, it is better to say that this is a cemetery. The environment here is indescribably weird, which makes Qiao Bang feel goosebumps all over his body. About one hundred and fifty steps in front of him, there is a man.

Holding the hoe high, he was cultivating the land using the most primitive human method. There was a man lying next to him. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive, but there was no movement at all. The man raised the hoe high and started to dig downwards, and he didn't know whether the hoe was there.

What structure was there? The soil in front of him instantly shattered into powder, forming a hole immediately. Then the man hooked the hoe backwards onto the lying body, and it seemed that he easily hooked the body into the hole.

In the middle, he raised his hand and condensed a series of mud-like substances, filling the hole in an instant. The speed was staggering, but the man's technique was so skillful, and he did not make any breathing sound.

, everything seemed so easy.

The most uncomfortable thing was that the man buried the body in the soil, and there were a group of snail-horned antelopes and pan-tailed crows watching. The two beasts with violent personalities turned out to be as docile as a group of steel hoofs.

Rabbit, this scene really subverts Qiao Bang's past understanding.

Qiao Bang's face was solemn. From the moment he arrived here, he had a feeling that someone was staring at his back. This feeling never faded. As he followed Hu Sigui's footsteps deeper and deeper, Qiao Bang's feeling became stronger.

The hair on his body stood up unconsciously, like a frightened elk.

"Concentrate your mind! Condensate the elemental coat!" Hu Sigui reminded in a deep voice. Qiao Bang quickly increased his efforts to activate his spiritual power, and then he felt something strange.

During the short period of time when I was stunned, my spiritual power coat was eroded by an inexplicable energy. If I didn't replenish my spiritual power in time and re-condensed my spiritual power coat, the spiritual power on my body would be shattered.

I don’t know what kind of situation I will fall into.
To be continued...