Like a thunderclap exploding overhead, Xiao Zhang, who was in pain, finally woke up from the nightmare, and he found that he had been lying on the ground at some point, holding his head tightly with both hands, and his nails were even sunk deep into his scalp, dripping with blood.

He struggled to stand up, but he felt extremely sore all over, remembering the conversation with Lao Tu just now, he realized that he was in that devil barrier at the moment, and Lao Tu had nothing to do about this barrier.

Just now, he thought that he should have had a nervous breakdown in pain and despair, but at this moment, he miraculously escaped the attack of the barrier, what was going on?

Xiao Zhang looked around and found that he was in a strange force, and it was obvious that it should be this force that protected him from being attacked by the barrier.

So, what exactly is this force?

Xiao Zhang felt that this power was somewhat familiar, and he remembered that he had seen it when the Thirteen Princes were fighting against Sun Zibing, and he had also seen it when Liang Jian was struggling to protect himself just now, and he had also seen it on Star Demon Peak.

The power of Pangu!

This turned out to be the power of Pangu!

Xiao Zhang looked up and saw an extremely long torrent of power extending far away towards the Star Demon Peak in the distance. Could it be that he also attracted the Pangu power of Star Demon Peak to protect himself?

Just now, Liang Jian attracted the power of Pangu when he was dying, and saved his life, and Xiao Zhang at this moment also did the same, he also attracted the power of Pangu.

It's just that he is unconscious, and he doesn't know who helped him attract the power of Pangu.

At this time, Lao Tu's voice sounded: "Boy, I don't know. Let me tell you. The power of soul slaying in your body is derived from the power of Pangu. Pangu is the ancestor who opened up the Three Realms, and it can even be said that the Lord of Creation is just a humble junior in front of Pangu and his old man. ”

Xiao Zhang nodded, and asked again: "So, even if my soul slaying power is of the same origin as it, why should the power of Pangu help me?"

Lao Tu said with a smile: "This is because the power of Pangu has the attribute of homologous affinity, no matter who it is, as long as there is the same source of power in its body, and it is nearby, it will try its best to save its life." ”

Xiao Zhang understood: "So, the Soul Slayer Sword Technique cultivated by Liang Jian is not completely fake?"

Old Tu laughed: "What he cultivated is indeed a Soul Slayer Sword Technique, but it has been slightly modified, and it has ruined Liang Jian's eyes." Okay, stinky boy, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and walk through the barrier, the power of Pangu is still helping you hold on. ”

Xiao Zhang suddenly realized, immediately quickened his pace, and instantly passed through the formless and colorless barrier of this knife, although it was only an instant, but with Xiao Zhang's speed, he had already moved a distance of dozens of zhang.

This devil's barrier is so thick!

Glancing back, Xiao Zhang looked forward, and suddenly felt enlightened, only to see that it was no longer a forest in front of him, but a magnificent and splendid scenery.

There are vast plains, towering mountain peaks, and incomparably clear lakes, green grass, butterflies and bees dancing, birds singing and flowers, Xiao Zhang only feels that the colors that come into the eye are bright and vivid, and the lines are clear, just like being in a beautiful picture, not at all like the gray air and dusty streets of the Central Plains.

It's like an out-of-this-world wonderland, and once you come here, you won't want to leave.

However, after being intoxicated, Xiao Zhang understood that this was the Scholarly Garden of the Extreme West Demon Dao, and there was infinite killing power hidden in the beauty, so it was better to be careful.

Xiao Zhang walked slowly into the plain along the cobblestone path, and in the middle of this vast plain, a majestic mountain was suddenly erected, and the top of the mountain was flattened, and on the top of the flat top there was a building, which looked like a school.

As the saying goes, Wangshan runs a dead horse, the peak looks close in front of you, but in fact it is very far away, Xiao Zhang didn't think about going to the flat-topped mountain to see, but walked slowly along the path to enjoy the scenery.

There are also a lot of ordinary buildings in the plains, there are markets, there are residences, and the people who walk in them are all dressed as scholars, all of them are polite, helping each other, a warm and harmonious scene.

This kind of scene generally gives people a sense of warmth, but in Xiao Zhang's eyes, it feels unnatural, he feels that the attitude of these people towards each other is a little excessive, which reminds him of the MLM organization in his previous life.

The people here are all normal people, not like the strange people of the Demon Heaven Sect, because they have been granted all kinds of derivative exercises of the "Yijin Sutra", only cultivating the body and not the mind.

Seeing Xiao Zhang such a stranger coming, the people here did not shy away from it, and greeted him enthusiastically, just like an old acquaintance, which made him a little embarrassed, but he had to keep greeting these people with a smile.

This is the gathering place of a large number of bureaus, which should be the concentrated residence of the disciples of the Scholar Garden, and there are some small schools scattered between the dense residences, and the architectural style is similar to the school on the Pingding Mountain, but the scale is much smaller.

Xiao Zhang was curious, and walked into a school, where an old man who looked like a teacher was sitting on the pulpit, and under the pulpit, there were about twenty or thirty people listening.

Seeing Xiao Zhang come in, Mr. Teaching only paused for a moment, and Xiao Zhang nodded and smiled, and continued to lecture. Xiao Zhang was interested in hearing what this gentleman had to say, so he found a couch and sat down.

Different from the ordinary schools in the Central Plains that teach poetry and classics, this gentleman even impassionedly criticized the imperial examination system of the imperial court, saying that it buried talents, was rotten, and should have been overthrown a long time ago.

At the same time, he also praised everyone present as a genius. It is also said that in the Shuxiang Garden, everyone is equal, there is no distinction between high and low, as long as you practice diligently, you will become the pillar of the world.

The scholars who listened to the lecture were like being beaten with chicken blood, they were extremely excited, roaring again and again, and Xiao Zhang's scalp was a little numb, it was hard to imagine that this group of scholars, who were usually powerless, were excited like a group of maniacs at the moment.

From their words, Xiao Zhang could hear that these people should be the first scholars who had repeatedly failed the examination in the Central Plains, because they were desperate to reply to the letter but did not dare to sink here, so they came to the extreme west and joined the Shuxiangyuan.

At this time, Mr. Jiaoshu stopped, took a sip of the teacup, then looked at Xiao Zhang, and asked, "This son's face is a little unfamiliar, it must be the scholar who came to join the scholar, right?"

Xiao Zhang got up and saluted: "I am the protector of the prince of the imperial court, and I came to visit the Shuxiang Garden on the orders of the prince. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present suddenly turned to Xiao Zhang, their eyes were full of hatred and even murderous intent, and even the kind teacher just now had a fierce look on his face, and asked viciously: "What? You are actually a lackey of the imperial court!"

(End of chapter)