After the old beggar opened the river with a sword, the river overflowed the embankment, and the big waves were far better than the annual tide season.

Fortunately, there were no pedestrians on both sides of the Hongling River at this time, and there were no other boats passing by in the nearby waters, so innocent people would not be harmed.

Lu Ping'an looked at the poured river in a daze, and the shock in his heart was beyond measure.

He knew that the old beggar was a master, but he didn't expect the latter to be so high.

Is this the real powerhouse?

In this way, the river surface fluctuated continuously, and after about half a pillar of incense, the power of a sword gradually dissipated, and the river slowly calmed down.

At this time, there was only a trace of the afterglow of the setting sun, and it was about to get dark.

Lu Ping'an came back to his senses, raised his eyes to the sky, and couldn't help but feel a little big.

The old beggar drank and slashed the shark to his heart's content, but if he was too high, forgot his itinerary, and found a random place to sleep, what would he do?

However, it is useless to think about this now, and the main thing is to clean up the battlefield first.

Lu Ping'an jumped into the river water, and through the exploration of the devouring system, he finally found the magic core of the mutated giant shark.

Fortunately, the old beggar's slash did not affect it, and the magic core was very intact.

This time is different from the past, although the aura diffused by the demon core is very heavy, but with Lu Ping'an's current cultivation, there is no need to worry about being hurt by the aura again.

In addition, although the flesh and blood of the giant shark can also be fished, Lu Ping'an has no intention of devouring its bloodline.

The strength of the demon beast mainly comes from the cholera attribute given by the demon core, and according to the system prompts, after devouring its bloodline, the assimilation side effects will be very huge.

Lu Ping'an felt that he was likely to become a murderous madman.

And if the side effects of assimilation are avoided through the additional functions of the system, it will be no different from devouring the bloodline of an ordinary phantom spine river shark, and there is no need to obtain it.

"Miss Jiang, I worked hard just now, I'll give you this. ”

As the saying goes, in the process of fighting against the mutant giant shark, Jiang Yuebai exerted the most strength, and Lu Ping'an naturally would not swallow the only spoil.

Who knew that Jiang Yuebai blocked the hand he handed over and said, "I don't need it, you can take it, I never use the beast core to cultivate." ”

"Oh?"

When Lu Ping'an heard this, he was quite curious.

He remembered the scene when Jiang Yuebai suddenly had a killing intent against the ferryman and the giant shark, and couldn't help but blurt out and ask, "Miss Jiang, why do you hate spirit beasts so much?"

However, as soon as the words came out, he regretted it.

There is no hatred in this world for no reason, and the reason why Jiang Yuebai is hostile to spirit beasts must have been hurt by spirit beasts.

Sure enough, I saw Jiang Yuebai exhale deeply, and said abruptly: "Before I was six years old, I lived with my mother in a hunting village outside Luyi City, and one night, the beasts attacked the village, and my mother was ...... in front of me."

Listening to Jiang Yuebai's narration, Lu Ping'an's face gradually became serious.

It turned out that Jiang Yuebai's growth process was not so smooth.

Her mother came from a humble background, and being pregnant with her was also an accident after the head of the family, Jiang Mu, was drunk.

The Jiang family attached great importance to the inheritance of bloodline, so they forbade their mother and daughter to enter the clan land, and it was not until the sixth year after Jiang Yuebai was born that the family sent someone to test her bloodline.

As a result, it is not difficult to guess, knowing that Jiang Yuebai has a high-grade bloodline of the Xuan Rank against the sky, Jiang Mu immediately began to prepare for the return of Jiang Yuebai's mother and daughter to the clan land.

However, on the night of departure, a group of silver-toothed wolves attacked the village at night in retaliation.

By the time the cultivators of the Jiang family arrived, Jiang Yuebai's mother had already been buried in the belly of the beast.

Since then, Jiang Yuebai has never cried again.

It was also because of this experience that she had the habit of resolutely not cultivating with beast cores.

After Jiang Yuebai finished speaking, both of them fell into silence.

Lu Ping'an put away the demon core, lowered his head and pondered for a long time.

The Buddha said: "All living beings are suffering", and now it seems that this sentence really has its truth.

"Ahem...... How about replacing these with these?"

After about half a pillar of incense, Lu Ping'an coughed lightly, breaking the silence in the air.

Since Jiang Yuebai refused to ask for the demon core, he took out several spirit stones with a total value of spiritual energy and handed them over.

"Yes. ”

Jiang Yuebai didn't shirk it, and accepted it generously, after all, she used a Blood Dragon Pill, and the price was also very high.

While the two were talking, the old beggar went and returned.

"Apprentice, the hour is not early, we have to try to rush to Qingshan City before the wine shop closes. ”

In less than a stick of incense, he has already stepped into the air and traveled a hundred miles, the sorrow in his heart has dissipated, and the whole person has changed back to his original sloppy and lazy appearance.

"I wish you success in your studies and farewell. ”

"There will be a period later. ”

When Lu Ping'an and Jiang Yuebai said goodbye, they each only said a short sentence.

They have lived and died together, faced strong enemies together, and true friendship does not need to be embellished with flowery rhetoric.

The two passed by, clapping their hands gently, and at this point, one to the east and the other to the north.

......

Qingshan City is located near the border of Cangwu and Dongyu Kingdom, built on the mountain, with sufficient water sources and surrounded by woodland, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Due to the topography, all the buildings in the city are built with a "wedge" foundation, and most of the houses are timber structures, which has a unique scenery.

In addition, the food and wine of Castle Peak City are a must.

The old beggar did not delay any longer, and walked all the way.

Later, seeing that Lu Ping'an's footsteps were too slow, the old beggar simply picked up his collar and hurried away.

In the end, the journey of more than 30 miles was completed in just a short time.

After coming to Qingshan City, Lu Ping'an planned to find a cheap inn to stay in.

However, the old beggar was very good at enjoying it, and went directly to the largest Qingzhou Tower in the city, and spent more than 100 taels of silver that night.

Lu Ping'an carefully counted the amount of silver he carried when he went out, and couldn't help but feel a big head for a while.

Xin said that if they continued to consume according to this standard, within half a month, their master and apprentice would have to beg on the street......

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.

Facts have proved that Lu Ping'an underestimated the extent of his master's failure.

On the fifth day after arriving at Qingshan City, the old beggar squandered all the money he had scavenged from him.

It was all up to Lu Ping'an to sell the set, and the head shake that he had paid before was maintained until now.

"Apprentice, come out, it's time for the teacher to teach you some skills. ”

In the early morning of this day, the genius was bright, and the old beggar came to Lu Ping'an's house to call the door.

"Oh, really?"

At this time, Lu Ping'an was meditating and cultivating in the room, and when he heard this, he thought he had auditory hallucinations.

In the past month, the old beggar has to sleep until three o'clock in the morning every day, and he will have a good meal of wine and meat.

The old guy got up so early today, and the sun really came out in the west.

Lu Ping'an finished Sunday's operation, got up and came to the front of the room to open the door: "Master, has the money been spent again?"

Although the old beggar just said that he wanted to teach himself skills, the past month of getting along has lowered Lu Ping'an's expectations for him to the extreme.

Therefore, he could not help but doubt the truth of the old beggar's words.

"Ahem...... What do you mean by those eyes?"

The old beggar looked embarrassed, coughed dryly, and said, "Master knows it in his heart, don't worry, the money is enough, let's go." ”

"Really going?"

Lu Ping'an was overjoyed and asked again with confirmation.

The reason why he has been patient this month is precisely because he thinks that the old beggar has cultivated high enough.

In a month's time, in exchange for a sentence or two of guidance from a top master, when you calculate it carefully, this deal is still worth it overall.

"Then can there be a fake?"

The old beggar asked impatiently, waved his sleeves, turned around and walked downstairs, "Hurry up, don't delay drinking for the teacher." ”

"Okay, right now. ”

Lu Ping'an immediately returned to the room, and after tidying up his things, he followed in a hurry.

In this way, the master and apprentice left Qingzhou Tower, left Qingshan City all the way from the West City Gate, and went straight to the top of the mountain.

The high mountain on which Qingshan Castle is located is called Qinglong Mountain, and the mountain is as high as a thousand zhang.

Outside the West City Gate, there is a path leading directly to the top of the mountain, but due to the peak area of Qinglong Mountain, there are a large number of spirit beasts inhabiting, and few ordinary people dare to go.

The two climbed the path to the top of the mountain for about two miles, and there were no other pedestrians around.

"Boy, do you see the hole?"

Lu Ping'an thought that the old beggar was going to take him to the top of Qinglong Mountain, but when he was halfway up the mountain, the latter stopped and pointed to a cave and said to him.