In early summer, the frozen soil in the cold land has not yet completely melted, but the hoof prints of the thundering giant horse were deeply carved into the ground, and finally disappeared in a dilapidated ancient temple on the edge of the Hancang Mountains.
The breeze blows, also carrying the spirit of blood.
It's much richer than before.
If you guessed correctly, there was a massacre going on in the small ancient temple in front of you.
Standing several miles away, Fang Xiu could still hear the frightening screams and heart-rending shouts coming from the ancient temple.
He just glanced at it from a distance and then disappeared quietly in the forest.
The ancient temple was dilapidated, but the walls were so high that he could not see what was going on inside the temple from the outside.
There are no trees around the temple to block your figure. If you move forward rashly, you will easily be caught by the Xibo Mansion cavalry who suddenly come out of the temple.
Therefore, Fang Xiu planned to wait until late at night and use the cover of night to investigate again.
He found a giant tree, jumped to the top of the tree, sat cross-legged on a slender treetop, and began to improve his cultivation.
After entering the eighth level of Qi training, his spiritual power increased greatly, and it became much more difficult to improve his realm. A rough estimate is that if he wants to advance to the ninth level of Qi training, he will need at least two hundred god-level Qi training pills.
But there are only about sixty pills left in the system package.
Very different.
In less than two hours, all the Qi Training Pills were consumed.
This is the first time he has faced a pill crisis since he obtained the system.
Because he has a "spiritual insulating constitution" and cannot feel the aura of heaven and earth, Fang Xiu can only rely on the elixirs obtained by signing in for practice.
"This is not the way to go!"
It was still early, so Fang Xiu planned to study the system again.
He brought up the system interface and his eyes widened instantly.
Host: Fang Xiu
Realm: Eighth level of Qi refining stage (32%)
Spiritual Root: Thick Earth (God Level)
longevity:18/270
Skills: The Origin of the Origin of the Beginning, Ultimate Wrath of Desolate Heaven, Floating Light Sword, Earth Listening and Heaven Seeing Technique
Magic weapon: none
Merit value: 20
Aura: 0 (click a little, dedicate a hundred years of life, and it can be opened...)
Cultivation index: 0.017 (depends on... the number of cultivators... and their realm)
System increase: Holding a basin and waiting for meat pie (there is a small probability of finding a treasure)
Comprehensive evaluation: A staunchly cultivating weakling!
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"The merit value turned out to be 20!"
Fang Xiu was very surprised.
Ever since he entered Xibo City, the growth rate of his merit points has been accelerating.
It seems that its growth rate is closely related to cultivation level.
"Since the merit value has changed, can the system store be used?"
Fang Xiu clicks to open the system store interface.
Sure enough, I found that there were dozens of more clearly visible items in the interface.
Ten bottles of the best Qi training elixir, worth one merit point.
A bottle of god-level Qi training pill is worth one merit point.
One top-quality foundation-building pill has one hundred merit points.
One god-level foundation-building pill has one thousand merit points.
One exorcism talisman has one thousand merit points.
One beast control pill is worth 10,000 merit points.
"The Complete Collection of Five Element Escape Techniques", one hundred thousand merit points
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"This is too expensive!"
Fang Xiu has a big head.
Many of the items displayed in the mall are what he needs.
For example, in "The Complete Collection of Five Element Escape Techniques", water escape, earth escape, wind escape, etc., if you can master them, your self-protection ability will be greatly enhanced.
Another example is the god-level foundation-building pill, which is an indispensable pill for self-cultivation to achieve the foundation-building realm.
But the merit value in Fang Xiu's hand was only 20 points.
It was only enough for him to raise his level to the ninth level of Qi training.
After exchanging twenty bottles for a total of two hundred god-level Qi training pills, Fang Xiu worked hard and was finally promoted to the ninth level of Qi training before midnight.
Host: Fang Xiu
Realm: Ninth level of Qi refining stage (1%)
Spiritual Root: Thick Earth (God Level)
longevity:18/290
Kung Fu: The Origin of the Origin of the Beginning of the Path, the Ultimate Wrath of the Wild Sky, the Flashing Shadow Sword...
"Today's sign-in task is updated. Please go to the mountain temple and sign in in front of the flesh and blood gods!"
Fang Xiu stood up and lightly jumped off the branch.
The ancient temple in the distance was silent and desolate. Under the light of the silver moon, it looked like an evil beast dormant on the earth, trying to devour fresh flesh and blood, waiting for strangers to enter with its bloody mouth open.
Fang Xiu bent down, ran quickly, and soon rushed outside the ancient temple wall.
The bloody smell of the day has long since disappeared, but what is left is a cold and cold atmosphere.
Fang Xiu blinked, and a very strange feeling arose in his heart.
The place where he practiced was only a kilometer or two away from here, and he did not notice the cavalry leaving.
But within the range of his perception, there was not even a sound of breathing in the ancient temple.
Fang Xiu carefully climbed over the courtyard wall and fell into the temple.
In the dilapidated courtyard, there is only one temple that is crumbling and stands in the middle of the courtyard. The stone slabs on the ground are broken and overgrown with weeds.
But when Fang Xiu looked around, he didn't see any human figures, and the ground was so clean that there wasn't even a trace of blood.
This is very weird!
Holding the Black Hidden Sword tightly, Fang Xiu walked slowly towards the temple in the courtyard, opened the door, and saw a tall statue covered with dust standing on the altar.
Looking through the faint moonlight, it was a clay sculpture of a mountain god with a human body and an animal head.
Therefore, there are old rumors that the monsters in the mountains channel spirits and those who have successfully practiced Taoism will be canonized by the city emperor as the god of the mountain to protect the peace of the place.
In remote and desolate places, many mountain gods worshiped by humans have such images.
The wolf-like head does not have a ferocious look, but instead reveals a compassionate face that only humans can have.
The eyes are lowered, half open and half closed, observing all living beings.
"Is this the flesh-and-blood god described in the system mission?"
Fang Xiu was suspicious, but finally walked to the statue and whispered softly: "Sign in"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in, and you will be rewarded with a Vajra Mountain Talisman!"
No additional rewards.
After all, the surrounding environment was too scary and intrusive, and Fang Xiu did not dare to recall the ghost stories told by Zhang Zhen in his previous life!
After signing in successfully, there was no cavalry figure in the ancient temple. Fang Xiu did not dare to stay any longer, so he turned around and strode outside the temple.
"Little brother, why don't you play with me?"
A crisp female voice suddenly sounded from behind, and Fang Xiu's body stiffened, as if his whole body was frozen.
"Hehehe, don't be afraid, little brother, I'm not a ghost!"
The sound came again, much closer. There was no wind in the temple and it was cold, and half of the door made a creaking sound.
"Let's talk about it next time. I have been in poor health since I was a child. I have weak kidney qi, cold limbs, dry bones and cold marrow, and a pale face. I am not a good furnace for harvesting yang and replenishing yin. Say goodbye!"
Fang Xiu ran away, but an evil wind blew outside the door, and the two doors of the temple slammed shut.
"You are so funny. If you look at me, you think I'm a witch that sucks the yang out of people's bones!"
Laughter like silver bells, laughing non-stop.
Fang Xiu turned around stiffly and saw a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old sitting on the head of a god with human body and animal head.
She has bright and white teeth, wearing a light-colored brocade dress, two broken jade earrings hanging from her ears, a pair of white and tender feet, dangling gently in the air, looking at Fang Xiu with a sly smile in her eyes.
"You're so funny, a big man is so timid!"
The girl smiled from ear to ear, with jagged fangs that were densely packed and dazzlingly white in the moonlight.