There is haze for miles, and the forest shadows are jagged.
Qian Chi and Zheng Sheng were leading the way, while Zhou Wan and Zhao Xin were one step behind to take care of the people at the end of the team as they climbed higher up the mountain road.
It took about an hour for everyone to climb over the col. Qian Chi stood on the raised ridge, stretched out his hand to test the wind direction, and whispered a few words in Zheng Sheng's ear. The latter understood, led everyone, and headed towards him
Go in the direction pointed by your fingertips.
"Okay, this place should be far enough away from the swamp. Junior brothers and sisters, please stay here for a few days. When the sky clears and the strong wind passes, we can go down the mountain from here and go through the swamp to the depths of Yangshan Mountain."
Lie Xiling looked around and realized that this place was far away from the swamp and was located on the mountainside sheltered from the wind. The location selection was very strange. No wonder Qian Chi stood on the ridge and looked at it for a long time before making his decision.
"Senior Brother Zheng, didn't Senior Brother Qian just say that we should enter the mountain immediately? Why are we staying here now?" Wang Xiao looked confused and stared back at Zheng Sheng. The hot and humid earth energy from the mountain hit him, making him
The young man's light red inner disciple's clothes were sticky and clung to his body.
Zheng Sheng saw that everyone's expressions were the same as Wang Xiao's. He thought for a while and said: "Maybe it's because of the climate here. It's raining continuously now and there are unknown strange and ferocious beasts. We are not familiar with this place yet, so we have to
Only when the sky is clear can we enter the mountain."
In fact, he was puzzled in his heart. Qian Chi should have been here in the past, and he could tell from the look on his face after seeing the swamp. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the stone forest that gave birth to a large number of Li Huo Shi.
It turns out that that place is an excellent place for those who practice the Five Elements Fire elemental power, but it has not been disturbed in the slightest from beginning to end, and it is hard to tell the weirdness at a glance.
It must be the weirdness of the swamp, Zheng Sheng could only make this guess.
When he was first promoted to the inner sect disciple, he followed his fellow disciples to Nanli Mountain. However, at that time, everyone in the sect did not take the current route. After entering the mountain from the Nanli Dynasty, they abandoned the land in the north.
After traveling through the mountains, it took a year to hastily return to the sect, but I never encountered such a swamp on the way.
All the young people were worried. Qian Chi hadn't come back yet, so they had to pack up their belongings as promised and then look for a dry place to rest.
Li Mu, a young man who has always been dull, stared at the rain curtain in front of him with his eyes. It was just about to end in the mountains, and the light was still good. Looking from here, rows of giant spirit trees, the canopy of which stretched to the sky, grew from one side of the valley.
, set off by the rain and fog, like a mirage.
"I said, wooden man, are you hiding something in your heart? Tell me, and I will help you find some relief." Yuan Wen casually tossed his wet sleeves, and faced Tian Guang who was so depressed, still smiling.
meaning.
Li Mu saw the speaker clearly and saw that it was Yuan Wen who was usually laughing and scolding. He grinned with a slightly sad expression: "Senior Brother Yuan, there is nothing wrong with me. It's just that the situation in front of me is different from the Qiu in front of my ancestral house.
The years are somewhat similar. Every autumn, my father would go into the mountains, select some firewood with withered leaves, chop it, carry it back in bundles and stack it in the corner of the house facing the wind, until the store is enough for winter. Every time
When my father goes into the mountains, my mother will pull me out of the door and wait for my father to come back. She will reach out and point out to me every mountain in front of my ancestral house, which one is called "Spur" and which one is "Antlered Deer".
Or 'Yunyin'... In which mountain will dad collect firewood, making a clanging sound..."
The young man's words were light and his eyes were deep into the floating clouds. Being hit by the wet mist, it was like blinking one's eyes, and those familiar mountains would appear in a dream.
Everyone said that this usually dull young man must be a person with a firm mind and not care about worldly things. But as soon as he opened his mouth, many young people who were embarking on the path were silenced by many worldly emotions that were too strong to be resolved.
Zhou Wan stared blankly into the distance, her water-like eyes showing rare warmth.
Shen Yu and Han Li hugged the smaller Lie Xiling, one on the left and the other on the right. The three teenagers gathered together and turned to look at each other, most of them seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
Lie Zhuang, carrying a huge bow on his back, stood alone in front of the crowd, looking firmly into the distance. Wei Qingxian looked at him vaguely, and his lips moved, but in the end he did not make a sound.
He walked with his sword, broke through the fog, and strode towards the entrance of the cave. Zheng Sheng smiled at him, stepped forward, and asked hurriedly: "Brother Qian, what did you see? Are those strange beasts? Isn’t there another movement?”
"I don't know about strange beasts or anything like that. But on this trip we have to pass through Yangshan and head towards Qingqiu. As far as I know, there must be some mysterious power in the group of Lihuo stones that prevents everyone from approaching. We just turned around in a circle , only to realize that we can’t bypass the swamp no matter what, so we can only force everyone to huddle here for a few days and wait for the weather to clear up before setting off.”
Seeing Qian Chi's mysterious expression, Zhao Xin couldn't help but ask: "Is there something wrong with that swamp?"
"Junior sister is indeed very smart. She can tell at a glance that there is something wrong with the swamp." Zheng Sheng laughed and said seriously: "This swamp is different from the swamp you saw at the underground hot spring. I have been in the sect since I entered the sect. , after obtaining the qualification of an inner sect disciple, he entered Nanliyuan Mountain twice. The first time he avoided this area, but the second time, he passed by it and had a little understanding of this place."
"What's the difference? Could you please explain me clearly, senior brother?" When Zhou Wan heard what Qian Chi said, a look of contemplation appeared on her face.
"The swamp you visited at the hot spring in the cave the night before was washed away by the running water. The poison in the swamp has been washed away for hundreds of years. Besides, the area is not wide, and it cannot collect much swamp gas. But this area is different just now. , it is surrounded by mountains, and it is estimated that thousands of years ago, the stagnant water in it has been stagnant. Over time, the swamp poison has accumulated. In the sky above, even the raptors who are good at fighting in the sky cannot pass, let alone us who are so helpless. Cultivator."
"It's actually swamp poison!" Lie Xiling walked all the way. Although he could guess something, he had never seen anything so poisonous. Seeing Qian Chi's expression at this time, he knew that it was very powerful, and he couldn't help but be frightened.
I thought about it over and over, but couldn't find a way to deal with it.
"But junior brothers and sisters, don't worry. The last time I came here with my sect brothers, we also encountered this kind of weather. We had to wait here for more than ten days. When the weather cleared up and the marsh gas in the valley was diluted, we sent help. Passing through the mountains. This trip will definitely go smoothly, but we just have to wait a few more days."
After hearing Qian Chi's words, the young men looked much better.
Zheng Sheng thought hard for a while, and finally felt that only the money ruler method was safe. In the remote mountains in the south, there are rare birds of prey and giant beasts. If you rush forward greedily and forcefully use your weapon to pass by, it will probably be self-defeating.
"I think this way, since the sect has provided supplies, it is natural for me and other junior brothers and sisters to guide them to use them. How about we take some time to explain them to them? I don't know what you two think, Senior Brother Qian, Junior Sister Zhou
how?"
"Well, it's a long way to go, and we don't know what kind of danger we will encounter. The place designated for us by the sect is thousands of miles away, far beyond the scope of Nanli Mountains, and touching the depths of the Southern Wilderness.
, it’s always good to take these few days of leisure to master a few more life-saving methods.” Zhou Wan heard that and immediately agreed.
"Junior Sister Zhao, I, the Tianyin Sect, have always been on good terms with the Chenwu Sect. I believe that Yuan Jing can use such trivial things to hide his secrets, so you can explain it to everyone." Qian Chi smiled slightly at Zhao Xin,
But he treated her as one of his own.
"Now that Senior Brother Qian has spoken, I won't be shy anymore and will explain some Yuan Jing and how to use it to the junior brothers and sisters." She turned around and smiled lightly at everyone.
"Yuanjing, according to its classification, should be classified as a pill. After all, Yuanjing, like pills, is a method to assist cultivators to condense more yuan power, but most people can only borrow the yuan power within the yuanjing.
A trace cannot be fully utilized. In the realm of enlightenment, the practice of Yuanli mostly relies on tempering the body or activating one's own potential to maximize Yuanli. At this stage, most people's cultivation relies on their own potential.
, this is the so-called understanding and talent."
"Theoretically speaking, cultivators who have entered the realm of enlightenment can absorb a trace of external energy for their own use. Only those who can truly utilize their inner energy must have at least the eighth level of energy and awakening, with the help of square tools.
Volatilize the Yuan Power in the Yuan Jing to the maximum extent. As long as the cultivators can improve independently, most of them will not forcefully seize the Yuan Jing Yuan Power. This Yuan Jing is like a medicine, which is three-part poison. Although it can be used in a short time
Breaking some barriers, using and absorbing it for a long time will make the subsequent cultivation rely mostly on elixirs. When you can't get good quality Yuan Jing, your cultivation will stagnate."
Zhao Xin paused for a moment and then said: "Although the major sects have elixirs, they only provide them in small quantities for their disciples to practice. This is not because the sects are stingy, but because the Yuan Jing is special. As for the fact that they have not yet entered the realm of the Five Elements
If the disciples of the sect use it for a long time, they will become dependent and it will be useless to use it multiple times. On the other hand, Yuan Jing can only be fully effective in the realm of the five elements."
"These are the introduction to the Yuan Jing. Next, I will explain to you how to absorb the Yuan Power within the Yuan Realm to deal with emergencies."
"The use of Yuan Jing is actually very simple. It can be used to activate square weapons. It can also be used to enhance one's own Yuan Power. You only need to mobilize your own Yuan Power and flow through the Yuan Jing to guide the energy out of it." Zhao Xin
After saying that, he waved his hand and said: "You can think about it for yourselves. However, I suggest that square crystals are external forces after all. Without a large amount of yuan crystals, using them to enhance yuan power is only a drop in the bucket. It is better to use them to enhance the attack of square weapons.
It can reduce the waste of energy. As for your own energy, you need to practice more."
Qian Chi waited for Zhao Xin to finish speaking, then clasped his fists at him and smiled: "Junior sister Zhao is right about the pros and cons of this Yuan Jing. You guys should practice it first. Everyone, just take your time to practice these days. Since God is not on his side, look.
I came here to see that I have been going too smoothly these days and wanted us to stop and consolidate first."
It was rainy continuously, and three days passed in the blink of an eye. The dense fog slightly subsided, and there were faint signs of clearing up.
In the past few days, Lie Xiling discussed with his brother. Knowing that the mountain road was far away and he didn't know how many dangers he would encounter, he told him the method of using pressure to break through on the mountain road.
When everyone heard about it, they clapped their hands and expressed their admiration.
Qian Chi even came up with an ingenious idea, that is, the leading four people formed a formation for the boys and girls to simulate the pressure similar to that on the mountain road. They tried it over and over again so that the pressure could be felt by the boys and girls.
Nothing is lost at all times.
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Chen Wu Da Sect, fighting in the mountains of Wutang, there is a stone house in the north of the hall.
"Get out of here! Get out of here quickly! I don't need your pity, and you don't need to tell me how powerful the Chenwu Sect is all day long. My mother is dead, my father is dead..." came from inside the house.
The voice became choked, mixed with a hint of stubbornness, which made people feel desolate for no reason.
"There is no father here, and there is no humanity at all. I must go down the mountain today!"
At the opening of the stone gate, a female disciple from the outer sect dressed in yellow was immediately kicked out by the people in the room. She was waiting for persuasion, but she didn't know what to say, and she looked embarrassed. She didn't want to leave, nor did she stay.
At this moment, a girl wearing a white cloth skirt with several butterfly wings embroidered on the hem appeared outside the door of the stone house with tears on her face.