Shi Ming sat in the middle of the room, as if he had forgotten time. The servant came to deliver the meal, but there was no response from the room.

Zhao Xingdong stood in front of the door and knocked a few times, but no one responded, so he gently pushed the door and entered.

Shi Ming still maintained the posture of absorbing breath, and the faint cyan vitality continued to flow into Shi Ming's body.

"Qingqi is a good practice. Zhao Xingdong said softly.

Shi Ming's consciousness was still immersed in the endless darkness, watching the cluster of cyan vitality exude a glowing light, and a little bit of cyan vitality merged into that cluster of cyan vitality like stars.

The vitality in Shi Ming's body had recovered about one-third.

The natal vitality in his body seemed to be more vigorous than before, and Shi Ming realized that if he continued to dissipate the vitality and then reabsorb it into the natal vitality, he might be able to continuously exercise and strengthen his natal vitality.

It's just that the speed of reabsorbing the vitality between heaven and earth after dissipating the vitality is too slow.

"Maybe someone has already discovered this situation, but it is too slow to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth after dispersing. It would take several days to restore one's vitality by entering the realm of the Mortal Triple Heaven, and if it was a realm like Uncle Dong's, wouldn't it take several months to absorb and recover after all the vitality was dispersed? Shi Ming sighed slightly, "It's not feasible, it's not feasible." ”

Just as Shi Ming was thinking about the cultivation method, a gentle voice came from the depths of endless darkness.

"Uncle Dong......" Shi Ming's consciousness immediately recognized that this was Zhao Xingdong's voice.

"Uncle Dong..." Shi Ming opened his eyes and hurriedly got up, but there was a feeling of sleepiness in his legs, and he fell on the bed all of a sudden.

"Haha, cultivation also requires a combination of work and rest. You've been cultivating without eating or drinking for six days, and you can't hold it at all with your current cultivation. Zhao Xingdong couldn't help laughing when he saw Shi Ming lying on the bed, "Also, shouldn't you call me my stepfather?"

"Uncle Dong......" Shi Ming sighed lightly, "Eh, father......-in-law!

"I know, that kid Fang Kai is in trouble with you. Zhao Xingdong sat on the chair, "But this is not a bad thing for you, at least it makes you realize the cruelty of cultivation, and it also inspires you to work hard to cultivate." ”

Shi Ming nodded slightly.

"Father-in-law, I just think that I can't afford the surname Zhao now, I want to wait for me to become stronger, and when I step into the heavenly realm, will I change my surname to Zhao?" Shi Ming looked at Zhao Xingdong with a firm face.

"Hahaha, since you are so self-motivated, then I promise you. No matter what, you are a part of my Zhao family. Zhao Xingdong squinted at Shi Ming.

"I'm here to talk to you about something. Our Zhao family controls a county, and within a radius of thousands of miles, it is the territory of our Zhao family. As a member of the Zhao family, you have to shelter the village threatened by the demon beast, and as a member of the Zhao family, you must also shelter the threatened village. ”

"On the one hand, fighting with demon beasts can quickly increase one's cultivation, and on the other hand, one's prestige can also be improved. Zhao Xingdong said, "And hunting the demon beast can get the Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus." ”

"Yuan Ling Crystal Nucleus?" Shi Ming was slightly stunned.

"Just like our natal vitality, the demon beast will also store the absorbed vitality in the body, and the demon beast carries the vitality is the crystal nucleus in the body. A cyan crystal nucleus appeared out of thin air in Zhao Xingdong's right hand, quietly floating above Zhao Xingdong's right hand.

"This Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus is infinitely useful, we can absorb the Yuan Qi in the Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus and use it to quickly restore our own Yuan Qi, but this Yuan Qi is mixed with the breath of demon beasts, which will affect our own natal vitality, so it can generally be used after refining. ”

Shi Ming looked at the cyan crystal nucleus, quietly floating in Zhao Xingdong's hand, this Yuan Spirit crystal nucleus seemed to be a fine gem made by the creation of heaven and earth in the world, and it didn't look like what should be in the world at all.

"Father-in-law, what about our natal vitality, will it also form something like this Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus in our body?" Shi Ming stared at the cyan Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus.

"No, after the death of our human race, the natal energy in the body will only collapse and disperse between heaven and earth, and it will not be able to form a crystal nucleus like a demon beast. ”

"But I haven't heard of demon beasts, I've only heard of Luo Qing's relics......"

"Luo Qing's relics are demon beasts, but they are called differently. Zhao Xingdong's eyes suddenly had a look of reminiscence, "Luo Qing's relics are creatures left over from the previous era. ”

"Last era?" Shi Ming looked puzzled.

"yes, the last era. Zhao Xingdong looked at the Yuan Ling Crystal Nucleus in his hand, "The era we live in now is called the Ancient Era. And the last era was the Middle Ages, also known as the Age of Recklessness. At that time, people were still living together in the heavens, the earth and nature like other living beings. Unlike today's people, there are more than ants, and you can see people everywhere. ”

"At that time, we relied on the power of bloodline, and our Terrans were too weak, but later the Terrans learned to use stone tools, use fire, and later learned to fuse the bloodline power of other powerful creatures. Our bloodline is too weak to clash with the fused bloodline, but we will gradually be assimilated by the powerful bloodline and become a beast-like existence. ”

"Later, our human race gradually appeared its own physique, such as your innate true Qi body. Zhao Xingdong looked at Shi Ming.

Shi Ming looked at Zhao Xingdong, "Then did we also learn the spell of cultivating Yuan Qi from other races?"

"No, this is the result of our human race's exploration over the generations, and I don't know how many people have died in order to cultivate vitality. The creatures of that era were too powerful, and regarded us humans as blood food, until there was a supreme strong man in our human race, the first emperor of our human race......" Zhao Xingdong's eyes showed a look of fascination, "Emperor Haochen ......"

"Emperor Haochen?" Shi Ming said subconsciously.

"Haochen, he stood on the top of heaven and earth, and cut down the twelve foreign emperors of the same era. Zhao Xingdong stared at Shi Ming, "In that battle, the heavens and the earth changed color, countless living beings wailed for it, and the powerful alien race was almost killed and disappeared from the earth. And the Emperor Haochen was nowhere to be found, and the imperial soldiers of the Emperor Haochen were broken into several pieces and scattered in this world. ”

"It's so powerful, what is Emperor Haochen's imperial soldiers?"

"An immortal sword, an eternal star. ”

"Is it possible to absorb the power of the stars?" Shi Ming asked with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know, that's what I've heard about when I'm traveling. ”

"And after the fall of those alien emperors, the power of our human race used the bones of the alien emperors to make twelve peerless imperial soldiers, and what our Wu'an Li clan held was the imperial soldier Qingxuan made of the wings of the immortal Xuanbird. ”

Shi Ming suddenly thought of the huge cyan bird in his memory, "Then is there a living emperor now?"

"No, there have only been seven great emperors in our human race in ancient times. Zhao Xingdong sighed slightly, "Since the war of destruction in the era of recklessness, the vitality of heaven and earth has been exhausted. If you want to become an emperor, you need endless vitality as support, so only after years of accumulation, the vitality between heaven and earth can support a great emperor's enlightenment. “

"The last emperor of the human race inaugurated the current Northern Liang Dynasty. ”

Shi Ming was a little dizzy when he heard it, this grand and mysterious world and ancient historical legends made Shi Ming fascinated.

"Dao Emperor, that is the lifelong pursuit of our cultivators. Zhao Xingdong sighed slightly.

"I'm telling you this in the hope that you won't stick to these little things now, you just need to cultivate wholeheartedly, strengthen yourself, and pursue the end of your cultivation. And don't let some small dispute disturb your mind. Zhao Xingdong smiled slightly, "When you look back one day, you will find that the previous events are just after-dinner conversations for you." ”

Shi Ming nodded heavily.

"Staying here will bring your cultivation to a standstill, I want you to go to the village sheltered by our Zhao family, become a demon hunter, and help restore peace to the village that has been infested by demon beasts. Zhao Xingdong raised the Yuan Ling Crystal Nucleus in his hand, "Go kill the demon beasts that threaten the villagers of Jiuxing County and bring back their Yuan Ling Crystal Nucleus." Six months later, our Zhao family will hold a ceremony to worship their ancestors. At that time, all the children of the Zhao family will come back and learn from each other, this is also your chance, and in the end, I will reward different rewards according to the ranking. ”

"But my realm ......," Shi Ming frowned.

"Don't worry, the demon beasts that infest the nearby villagers will not exceed the realm of human Xuan, and the place that Gu Hao arranged for you is naturally suitable for you. Zhao Xingdong stood up, "What you have to do is to keep hunting demon beasts." My request to you is at least three pieces of the Yuan Spirit Crystal Nucleus of the Earth Xuan One Heavy Heaven Realm. ”

"Dixuan!" Shi Ming's expression was slightly startled.

"With the blessing of my natal vitality, there are no shackles for you to break through to the Earth Mystery Realm, what you lack is only actual combat experience and the use of vitality, can you do it?" Zhao Xingdong looked at Shi Ming coldly.

"Yes, I will definitely not live up to my father-in-law's trust!" Shi Ming looked at Zhao Xingdong with a firm look in his eyes.

"Okay!" Zhao Xingdong's expression was instantly replaced by a smile, "Gu Hao will take you to the village you want to shelter tomorrow, you should prepare early." ”

Shi Ming nodded, looking at Zhao Xingdong's departing back, a trace of determination appeared in his eyes.

"Ancestor worship ceremony, you can learn from each other......" Shi Ming's eyes instantly became cold, "Fang Kai ......"

Shi Ming stayed awake all night, constantly absorbing vitality.

When he opened his eyes again, he saw Gu Hao standing in front of the bed, looking at him quietly.

"Uncle Gu......"

"I heard from the head of the family that you took the initiative to return the surname Zhao. ”

"I took the initiative to refuse, I think if I don't have enough strength and can't afford the surname Zhao at all, I will be ridiculed. Shi Ming said.

"It's okay, being strong is king. Gu Hao smiled slightly, "You haven't eaten for a long time." ”

When Shi Ming heard this, there was an instant gurgling sound in his stomach. Shi Ming touched his empty stomach and nodded lightly.

"Let's go, fighting monsters is physical work, and only when you are full can you have the strength to fight. Gu Hao looked at Shi Ming, "It's better to go out than to be in Jiuxing City, and there will be danger to your life outside at any time." When the time comes, you will have to fight not only monsters, but also people. The more villages you shelter, the higher your prestige, so there will be friction a lot of times. I won't be watching over you all the time, I want you to be cautious and safe. ”

Shi Ming nodded heavily when he heard this, and followed Gu Hao out of the room.