"What is a spiritual beast?" Wu Xiangyuan asked with interest.
"Spirit beasts refer to beasts that are no less intelligent than us humans. For example, the legendary dragons, phoenixes, unicorns, etc. are all spiritual beasts," Gong Zibai explained.
"Then is the peacock of our Qingcheng sect a spiritual beast?" Wu Xiangyuan knew that the Qingcheng sect generally rode peacocks when traveling to distant places. For example, they rode peacocks to the Nine Sects' Martial Arts Exchange Conference not long after.
"The peacocks of our Qingcheng sect cannot be regarded as spiritual beasts. Although they have a certain degree of spiritual intelligence, they can only reach the mind of a three or four-year-old child at most. Therefore, they can only be regarded as strange beasts," Gong Zibai said.
"Then are there any spiritual beasts in our Chinese mainland?" Wu Xiangyuan asked curiously.
"It is said that there should be one in the dark forest, but I have never seen it. At least I have not found it in our Chinese mainland. Maybe there is one," Gong Zibai said.
"Oh" Wu Xiangyuan nodded thoughtfully, "I really want to see such a spiritual beast. When I gain strength, I must go to the dark forest to have a look."
"Okay, as an alchemist, you must go to the Dark Forest to have a look." Gong Zibai looked at Wu Xiangyuan with a smile, as if he had returned to that fearless era, and couldn't help but fall into a trance. In the past, he was never like Wu Xiangyuan.
Like this?
"Then Uncle Bai must have been to the Dark Forest?" Wu Xiangyuan asked.
"That's of course. I've been there so many times that I can't even count them. However, I can only go as deep as about three hundred miles at most," Gong Zibai said.
"Only three hundred miles into it? Does it start from the fifty miles into No Return Valley?" Wu Xiangyuan asked.
"Yes, the so-called dark forest means that its soil is all black. As long as you step on the black soil, you have entered the dark forest. There are many dangers in the dark forest. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger." Gong confessed
Speaking of.
"Is it really that dangerous?" Wu Xiangyuan asked in disbelief.
"Of course, why am I lying to you like a little brat? There are countless powerful ferocious beasts in the dark forest. The strength of the ferocious beasts becomes stronger as you go deeper. Even the top masters in the Solid Qi Realm dare not go deep into the eight hundred miles."
, In addition to the ferocious beasts, there are also countless poisonous insects, poisonous weeds and natural mire, swamp, traps, etc. It can be said that there are dangers everywhere. If you enter the dark forest in the future, you must be more careful." Gong Zibai said extremely seriously.
"Well, Yuan'er understands, Uncle Bai, is the Dark Forest really as dark as its name suggests?" Wu Xiangyuan asked curiously,
He didn't know much about the Dark Forest. He only knew that there was a dark forest on the other side of their Qingcheng Mountains, which was the Dark Forest. The forbidden area in the back mountain of the Qingcheng Sect was the entrance to the Dark Forest, which was not
The entrance to Guigou,
Of course, this is not the only entrance to the dark forest. The dark forest is vast and borders the western part of the Chinese mainland. The border stretches for tens of thousands of miles. Of course, there are many entrances, but most of them are controlled by various forces.
Guigou was controlled by the Qingcheng faction.
"It can be said that, but it is only a relative term. Due to the soil quality, the dark forest will always emit black mist that covers the entire forest. Therefore, the dark forest will be darker than other places. However,
There will still be sunlight, otherwise, how could the creatures inside survive?" Gong Zibai said with a smile.
"Oh, Yuan'er understands, that is to say, the dark forest is just darker than other forests," Wu Xiangyuan returned.
"That's it," Gong Zibai said, "Next, let's learn another kind of medicinal herb."
The old man and the young man discussed this tirelessly.
In the days that followed, Wu Xiangyuan continued to travel between the sect and his home as usual, enduring the pain of not being able to use his true energy. However, due to climbing mountains every day like ordinary people recently, his physical condition actually improved a bit, and he climbed up
The time it takes to reach the mountain has been greatly shortened, which can be said to be an unexpected blessing.
"Little junior sister, I'm going to Shushan to read a book later, will you go?" Wu Xiangyuan asked while practicing his sword.
"Okay, if Brother Yuan goes to study, I will accompany you to study," Gong Siyu said without hesitation. Wu Xiangyuan was very happy after hearing this, and then looked at Gong Ruxue and Gong Ruyu.
"We will go with you too," the two women said in unison.
"Okay, we'll go together after Uncle Bai and I learn alchemy," Wu Xiangyuan said happily.
In the afternoon, knowing that Wu Xiangyuan was going to Shushan to read, Gong Zibai shortened the professor's time a lot and ended the lecture early, giving Wu Xiangyuan more time to read.
"Hey, isn't this Junior Sister Xue'er?" As soon as they walked behind the Shangqing Palace, Wu Xiangyuan and others heard someone talking. Without looking, they knew it was Lu Mingfeng, the son of the great elder. They saw him coming from the other side of the Shangqing Palace.
Wu Xiangyuan and the others walked toward him, and behind him were five or six Qingcheng disciples who were younger than him. They were all disciples of the Presbyterian sect that Wu Xiangyuan had met when he first became a disciple.
"Is something wrong, Senior Brother Lu?" Gong Ruxue asked angrily.
"Huh? I have something to do. I heard that Junior Brother Wu is a genius of our Qingcheng Sect, so I wanted to come over and compete with Junior Brother Wu." Lu Mingfeng said, but he looked at Wu Xiangyuan with disdain in his eyes.
"What did Senior Brother Lu say? What kind of genius is this little brother? Guiyuan Divine Skill has just broken through the first level, and Chasing Wind Sword Technique has not been learned yet." Wu Xiangyuan said immediately after hearing what Lu Mingfeng said. Now he can't use it because of the knotted meridians in his body.
With any real power, competing with others is tantamount to asking for abuse, so he had to lower his posture, not to mention he had to keep a low profile.
"Junior Brother Wu, why should you be humble? It's just a discussion, it's no big deal." Lu Mingfeng said with a smile.
"Senior Brother Lu, this is making things difficult for me. I'm really no match for any of you, so please spare me," Wu Xiangyuan said helplessly.
"Junior Brother Wu, are you not giving me face?" Lu Mingfeng said with some displeasure.
"Lu Mingfeng, don't show off your power here. We are not so bored. Junior brother, let's go. We are too lazy to talk nonsense with these dudes." Seeing Lu Mingfeng's face changed, Gong Ruxue immediately stopped in front, and then pulled Wu Xiangyuan towards Shushan.
Lu Mingfeng was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
"Humph, Junior Brother Wu, I will always find an opportunity to discuss with you," Lu Mingfeng said angrily, and then left with everyone.
Wu Xiangyuan felt a little uneasy, because now it would be very easy for Lu Mingfeng to cause trouble for him, and he would not be able to hide even if he wanted to, so he had to accept his fate, put aside his thoughts, and read the book seriously.
This is the first floor of the book mountain. Wu Xiangyuan is looking for humanistic and historical books on the entire continent. At this time, he is looking at "Jiuzhou Zhi" with relish, which is a book describing the humanistic geography of the entire Chinese continent.
It turns out that the Chinese continent is divided into nine states, namely: Xuzhou and Yangzhou in the east, Yuezhou and Guizhou in the south, Shuzhou and Liangzhou in the west, Bingzhou and Youzhou in the north, and Jizhou, Yongzhou and Jingzhou in the center of the Chinese continent;
Among them, Jizhou lies to the north and borders Bingzhou, Youzhou and Xuzhou respectively; Yongzhou lies to the west and borders Shuzhou, Liangzhou and Bingzhou respectively; Jingzhou lies to the south and borders Yangzhou, Yuezhou and Guizhou respectively.
Therefore, China mainland is also called Jiuzhou continent.
To the east of the Chinese continent is the endless sea, called the East Ocean. It is said that there are many ferocious sea beasts and many islands in the Eastern Ocean; to the south of the Chinese continent is the barbaric continent, where barbarians live, and the environment is extremely harsh; to the west of the Chinese continent is
The dark forest. It is said that on the other side of the dark forest there is a continent no smaller than the Chinese continent, called the Western Region. To the north of the Chinese continent are deserts, Gobi and grassland areas, where the nomadic Mongols and others live. It is said that it is further north.
There is also a large ice sheet in the area.
No matter which side it is, it borders China mainland for tens of thousands of miles, surrounding the vast China continent in the middle.
"Junior Brother Yuan, it's getting late, it's already dusk, let's go back." Just as Wu Xiangyuan was looking fascinated, Gong Ruxue said.
"Oh, so fast? Okay, let's go back." Wu Xiangyuan put the book away with some reluctance, and followed the three Gong sisters out of the book mountain.
"It's getting late. I won't go back to Yudie Residence with you. I'll go back directly from here," Wu Xiangyuan said when he walked to Shangqing Palace.
"Okay, be careful on the road," Gong Ruxue warned.
"Brother Yuan will come earlier tomorrow," Gong Siyu said with her mouth raised, while Gong Ruyu looked at Wu Xiangyuan with a smile and said nothing.
"Yeah, I understand," Wu Xiangyuan replied with a smile, and then half-ran down the mountain.