Jiang Xia was in a state of complete relaxation, as refreshed as if he was wandering in the universe. He didn't know how much time had passed until he woke up from that strange state in a daze. It was already noon.
He spent the night.
My legs were numb from kneeling, and when I stood up, I almost lost my balance and was about to fall forward. So I instinctively stretched out my right hand to support myself, but when I stretched out my hand, I scared myself.
What the hell!
How come the spiritual power in my body suddenly increased so much?
I had received the initiation and training from Shan Qiuli before, and had just passed the early to middle stage of Qi training. I should have waited for the next initiation, but over the course of one night, my Dantian and Shenting were filled with spiritual energy.
Just wait for a few days of operation and then make a breakthrough, and then you can reach the later stage?
WTF?
This is much faster than the initiation!
Now Shan Qiuli is said to be waiting for him at Yandang Pond, so if he goes there to receive another initiation this time, wouldn't he be able to reach the peak of Qi training in one fell swoop?
It's been less than half a year since you entered the Qi Training Stage, and you're already preparing to break through to the Truth Existence Stage?
Even riding a rocket can’t be that fast!
At this moment, Jiang Xia, who realized that his cultivation had greatly increased, was not excited but felt uneasy instead. All the great cultivators he met told him this.
The Qi training state is very important, it is the time to lay the foundation.
Don't be afraid of going slowly, take it step by step steadily.
As a result, I have slowed down appropriately, and set myself the goal of breaking through to the state of truth within three years. For the progress of an ordinary cultivator, this is already outrageous enough!
But he didn't expect that the plan that fate had for him was even more outrageous than he had expected.
I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.
"Don't worry, the added merit will make your cultivation level soar, there won't be any sequelae."
Shan Qiuming saw that Boss Jiang looked confused, so he guessed what he was thinking. He stepped forward and said to Old Jiang:
“It has been at least two hundred years since the emergence of merit energy in our Kumu Realm, but my ancestor’s notes recorded that after the West Sea annihilated the demons, purple gold merit was bestowed upon the surviving cultivators.
Nowadays, there are several powerful people in the sea of ​​suffering who have achieved breakthroughs by relying on those high-quality merits.
Yours is just the lowest grade of green jade merit.
Don't be afraid, just build up your spiritual power.
Tamp them down as much as possible.”
"Um."
Jiang Xia nodded, then turned his head to look around. The destruction of Star Valley was completed last night. The monsters and mountain gods all returned to Yandang Pond, making this place that was bustling yesterday become dead silent today.
He lit a cigarette and said to Shan Qiuming:
"Can you lend me your ancestor's handwritten notes?"
"cannot."
Lao Shan looked stern, shook his finger and said:
"That is my Shan family's secret treasure. How can I show it to others casually? However, if you take War-weariness..."
"Forget it, I won't watch it anymore."
Lao Jiang immediately shook his head and refused.
Shan Qiuming also shrugged. This body cultivator had a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he had also benefited greatly from the merit energy. He said to Jiang Xia:
"I've agreed to what you said. You guys are going to Yandang Pond next, but I won't go. I don't want to meet that annoying woman.
I'll stay in Star Valley.
Although the evil cultivators have been destroyed, there are still some ferocious monsters left here, which are just right for me to strengthen my body. In addition, I will make three of the Fiery Sun Seals from you.
When can the goods be delivered? "
"That's a magic weapon, brother."
Jiang Xia blew out a smoke ring, glanced at Shan Qiuming, crossed his arms, and said leisurely:
"You thought it was Chinese cabbage, so you asked for three of them. It takes time for me to make it, but if you want it urgently..."
"Hey, here's the note from the ancestors of the Shan family. I'm giving it to you."
Shan Qiuming took out a strange jade plate from his ring and threw it to Jiang Xia. He also took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. When he rubbed his fingers, hot flames appeared.
He breathed a sigh of relief, sat on a rock nearby, and said to Jiang Xia:
"I know that you, Boss Jiang, are capable. Give me three Fiery Sun Seals at the lowest price within a month. Is that ok?"
"Of course, Mr. Guest."
Old Jiang smiled and threw the jade tablet into the ring, saying:
“In the near future, we will have an internal hunting event in Kunlun Square. I wonder if you are interested, Laoshan. You are one of us, so you must have known from your sister that those precious ash medicines are my products.
To be honest with you, that little secret realm that produces a lot of precious medicines has been in some trouble recently, and it needs the help of a powerful person like you, Laoshan.
I can let you pick out the best of the precious ash medicines we hunted.
But the premise is..."
Boss Jiang snapped his fingers and said to Shan Qiuming:
"You must swear a great oath to the devil in your heart. You can't spread the news that I have the star array in my hand! Don't look at me like that. Everyone has a few shameful secrets, right?
My secret is more horrifying. If you want to know it, you have to let me trust you first."
"The inner demon's great oath."
Shan Qiuming shook his head and said:
"This is the first-class Heaven and Earth Oath in Kumu Realm. The risk is too great. Forget it. I don't want to know your secret either."
"Oh, you don't want revenge?"
Lao Jiang narrowed his eyes, bent down, and whispered in Shan Qiuming's ear:
“Are you planning to wait until you break through the God Cultivation Realm before you seek revenge?
Well, it's a good idea. It's said that a gentleman's revenge is never too late. But seeing Fang Qingyun, who flirted with your sister, being carefree, can you swallow this anger?
Let me tell you, Lao Shan.
I have a weapon that can kill a god-cultivating realm cultivator... I have it now!"
"Um?"
Shan Qiuming immediately became solemn. He looked at Lao Jiang, narrowed his eyes and said:
"Don't lie to me!"
"We have known each other for quite some time, Lao Shan. I love money and have some dark thoughts. I don't deny that. I am not a good person."
Jiang Xia said slowly:
"But have you ever seen me cheat someone? Hmm? You don't believe me? And I can assure you, Lao Shan, you can kill that bastard who can't control his lower body in broad daylight.
I can get you out safely too.
I have connections.
Retreat, back way out, do you understand?
Before doing something big, you always have to leave yourself a way out. You didn't think about what to do after you kill Fang Qingyun, did you? After all, he is the son of the head of Kunlun Sect.
If you kill him, Kunlun Sect will not let you go, and the evil cultivators will not accept you either."
Shan Qiuming pursed his lips.
After a few breaths, he suddenly stood up, put his two fingers together, pointed to the sky, and said sternly:
"I am a casual cultivator named Shan Qiuming. Today, I have made a great oath to swear an oath to become a fellow cultivator with Jiang Xia and Jiang Ziheng. No matter what I see, I will not reveal a single thing to outsiders.
If I break my oath, I will be haunted by my inner demons and will never be free!
Heaven and earth will witness it!
The Great Dao will take notice of this!"
"Boom"
The moment Lao Shan finished speaking, lightning flashed across the sky, and the dazzling lightning hit Shan Qiuming, but did not hurt him. Instead, it left a fading symbol on his forehead.
This is the oath of heaven and earth.
Only cultivators above the level of Cunzhen can make the oath, based on their own spirit and soul, and undertake it. As long as the Kumu realm exists, Shan Qiu Ming cannot break the oath.
Otherwise you will be swallowed up by your inner demons.
Not to mention practicing, just being able to stay alive is already a luxury.
"Very good! Laoshan, I knew you were someone who could do great things!"
Boss Jiang laughed.
With his eyes closed, he gave the order to assemble. Ten minutes later, Su and the wasteland mercenaries gathered on the cliff, including Heishui and his junior sister.
"So today, our 'Countercurrent' mercenary group is officially established."
Jiang Xia stood on a stone, holding a precious umbrella on his shoulders, hiding his breath, and spoke to the crowd in front of him in a gentle voice:
"Shan Qiuming is the leader, Su Heishui is the deputy leader, you guys should sort out your own internal system, I won't care, your first task is to deal with it.
Just to help my subordinates fight against some very dangerous things.
The task period is tentatively set at two months.
Two months later, I will bring people to join you, and then we will do something big! Su knows the inside story, and when you get there, you will explain the situation to Laoshan, Heishui and Xiaoyin'er."
Su nodded silently.
Shan Qiuming, Heishui and Liu Yin were still confused.
"Pay attention, when you pass by, be careful of the Red Moon Dream, especially you, Lao Shan!"
Jiang Xia gave a warning.
The next moment, divine thoughts gathered like a net. As the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree in the sea of ​​consciousness was activated, the net closed again. Under Shan Qiuming's astonished gaze, the surrounding air turned into endless ripples on water.
He saw Lao Jiang waving at him with malice on his face, and the next moment, his mind closed.
"Shua"
A large group of people just disappeared on the spot.
"You bad thing!"
The pomegranate jumped out from the ground. The little mountain monster stared with red eyes, flapped its wings, and landed on Jiang Xia's shoulder. It pouted and said:
"We tricked another person into joining our gang."
"Ah, how can it be called a lie?"
Jiang Xia put away his umbrella and said to Shi Liu righteously:
"You also heard that it was Lao Shan who asked me for a favor. He even swore a great oath to the devil in his heart. He is now a trustworthy person."
"Tsk, my little pomegranate was also deceived by you in the past."
Pomegranate complained in dissatisfaction.
He grabbed Jiang Xia's hair and said:
"Come with me quickly, Heiyun can't hold on any longer. The fat guy also gave me the secret of the blood contract, but I don't know who you plan to use to make the contract with Heiyun?
I’m going to tell you.
The troublemaker, Lady Yunshui, is watching right beside us. If you take advantage of the opportunity to mess around, be careful that Lady Yunshui will beat you up. That's a big monster, and we, Shi Liu, can't stop it."
"Don't worry, everything is ready, it's okay."
Jiang Xia took a deep breath, let Shi Liu hold him, and used the earth escape technique to jump into the ground. After a few breaths, they appeared at the edge where the Great Wild Forest and the Star Valley intersected.
Lao Jiang's subordinates were all there. The fat boy Qian Duo was still busying around. The stone table in front of him was filled with various jars. He was writing and drawing on a piece of wood with a blood-stained brush.
At this moment, Lady Yunshui was holding a weak black cloud that was about to dissipate, floating there in the form of mist.
"Jiang Xia, a young cultivator from Mo Shuang Mountain, greets Lady Yun Shui."
Old Jiang stepped forward and bowed to the Goddess Yunshui in front of him with the etiquette of a monk. The latter transformed into a beautiful girl's head and looked Jiang Xia up and down.
After a breath, she said in a strange tone:
"I heard Little Pomegranate come running to me and ask, you, a cultivator, do you have a way to save my child? Don't lie to me! You have also seen what happened to the evil cultivator of Xinggu.
If my child cannot be resurrected, I will..."
"Oh, my lady, how can I dare to guarantee such a thing?"
Jiang Xia immediately cried out in a dramatic way:
“Even the Goddess of the Mountain Guard couldn’t do anything about the black cloud. I’m just a cultivator in the Qi training stage. It’s already amazing that I can make some attempts. How dare I make a promise?
But my lady, look at my brother!"
Old Jiang hugged the confused little fat boy by the shoulders, patted his shoulders confidently, and said:
“He has a secret blood contract method, which is said to be inherited from his mother’s clan. It is unique in the entire Southern Wilderness and Great Wilderness Forest. He can use this secret method to make a blood contract with a strange beast to connect its life with his own.
Then I think this secret method of blood contract can also connect the black cloud with the life of one of my subordinates, so that it can depend on the host.
It won’t lose its spirit and disappear into thin air.
You see, in theory, this is at least feasible, right? As for whether it will work, I really don't know. It depends on whether you are willing to take the risk for Heiyun. "
"Wait, let me sort it out for you."
Lady Yunshui, a troublemaker with a very bad reputation, rubbed her head. After a few breaths, she looked at the strange beast Ah Fu summoned by the fat man with a strange look in her eyes.
His gaze focused on the red bloodstain on the eye patch of Ah Fu's left eye and lingered for a few moments.
Then, the big monster looked at Qianduo.
She asked:
"Is your mother's clan the Lishui clan that has lived in Shannan Water Valley for a long time? The clan that was swallowed up and exterminated by the Longxin clan a few years ago?"
"Yes, I do."
Qian Duo nodded immediately.
"Oh, that's all right."
Upon hearing this, Lady Yunshui was overjoyed and immediately placed the unconscious Heiyun in her arms on the stone platform. She said carelessly:
"Since this is the secret method left by Lady Lishui, I will trust you. Just do it boldly."
"Um?"
Lao Jiang's eyes immediately became strange.
Lishui...the empress?
This name is very unusual among the monsters.
It seems that the fat boy's mother's family does have some background. Perhaps, we can get some information out of the mouth of the seemingly not very smart Lady Yunshui in front of us?