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In the early morning, a half-arc of morning glow is wiped in the east, and half of the sky is red and gorgeous.

However, the entire barren mountain area was thick with fog, and the depth was not more than 100 meters.

That's when it happened.

A pretty figure shuttles through the dense forest.

Suddenly, the figure stopped and whispered towards the tree, "Senior Sister Zilan?"

Zilan, who was sitting on the branch of the tree, had not slept all night, and her face was full of exhaustion.

Hearing the call, he immediately looked down at the tree.

Seeing that Zilan was full of embarrassment, she suddenly felt bad.

Suddenly, her figure moved, and she fell from the tree.

In the blink of an eye, Zilan stood in front of Zi Luo and asked eagerly, "Senior Sister Zi Luo, are you okay?"

"Senior Sister Zilan, it's no big deal, it's just that you ran into some beasts on the road. ”

The suppressed breath in Ziluo's heart finally exhaled at this time.

Seeing that Zi Luo was fine, Zi Lan was relieved.

"Senior Sister Ziluo, what does Master command?"

"Senior Sister Zilan, Master asked me to find you, and then I returned to the Sword Sect!"

Zi Luo said.

"What? Let me return to the Sword Sect!"

Zilan's face was full of shock, and she was puzzled.

Master repeatedly explained that Ling Xiao must be protected.

But at this time, Ling Xiao entered the deep mountains, why did he call himself back to the Sword Sect?

So what about Ling Xiao?

If he encounters a ferocious beast, will he not be in danger of his life?

"Yes, Senior Sister Zilan!"

Seeing the shocked look on Senior Sister Zilan's face, Zi Luo nodded and said solemnly.

"Senior Sister Zilan, in fact, I didn't understand what Master meant at the beginning, but later I realized that Master was deliberately exercising Ling Xiao. ”

"Exercise him?"

Zilan raised her eyebrows and looked at Ziluo with a pair of puzzled eyes, obviously expecting her to continue.

"Well, Ling Xiao came to the deep mountains on his own, and the place he chose was not the Sword Sect trial area, but the reckless area, which was obvious. He is trying to train himself and improve his strength. ”

Zi Luo slowly said what was in his heart.

Just as Zi Luo finished speaking, Zi Lan suddenly realized.

I finally understood what Master meant and Ling Xiao's purpose for coming to the mountains this time.

In that case, there's no point in staying.

"Senior Sister Ziluo, I follow Master's decision, but...!"

Zilan said, her face gloomy.

"Senior Sister Zilan, what do you have to say?"

Seeing Senior Sister Zilan's spitting appearance, Zi Luo frowned and asked.

"Senior Sister Ziluo, you really don't matter, why don't you rest for a while, and then we will go back to the Sword Sect together!"

Zilan's face was full of worry, and she said slowly.

Zi Luo understood now, and Senior Sister Zi Lan was worried about her physical condition.

"Senior Sister Zilan, it's okay! Let's leave as soon as possible, so as not to hinder Ling Xiao. ”

"Well, good!"

Zilan nodded slightly.

In an instant, the two of them disappeared together into the mist of the forest.

...

Ten days passed.

In the past few days, Ling Xiao has encountered a lot of ordinary beasts, and he was easily killed by him.

However, there are only a dozen beasts on the level.

Demon beasts below three stars, they will be killed without much effort.

Devour the soul of the beast and seize the core.

After ten days of fighting, his actual combat experience became more and more abundant.

And in his spare time, he is also exploring the spells of the three chapters of the "Soul Eater Divine Formula"!

However, there was another question that plagued him.

Ever since the spirit stone could be refined, he had been thinking about it.

Can the beast core be refined?

If it can be refined and devoured the power in the beast core, can it generate soul power?

In this way, your own strength will be a leap forward.

But he didn't dare to try it easily, after all, he was now in a bad situation, for fear that something would happen suddenly halfway, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

...

Three months have passed.

The Sword Sect is holding quarterly assessments again.

And this time, Ling Xiao didn't show up and was directly absent.

After everyone in the Sword Sect knew about it, they shook their heads in disappointment.

Ling Xiao, a talented former talent, seems to be just a flash in the pan!

Thanks to the ruthless leader's strength, he also kept him in the Sword Sect.

What is the use of such waste materials?

It is better to hand it over to Ning Tiancheng to ensure the peace of the Sword Sect.

But don't they know that Ling Xiao can endure and hide!

A small quarterly assessment can make him make a big move.

It's just that he doesn't want to be too ostentatious and hide his strength!

Besides, revealing his own strength naturally revealed that Ning Shuang'er's death was related to him.

At that time, Ning Tiancheng will definitely not be good at giving up!

Naturally, there is no need to think much about this quarterly assessment ranking, Ling Xiao fell to the bottom of the first place.

"Waste wood is waste wood, and entering the battle of glory for ten people is also a waste, haha!"

Since then, Ling Xiao's waste material has become a joke in the mouths of rich children.

It's March again.

Ling Xiao, a gifted person, was gradually forgotten.

And in this quarterly assessment, on the stone mirror, Ling Xiao's name has been erased.

The reason for this is only known to the ruthless elders and the ruthless masters.

...

During these six months.

Ling Xiao fights with countless beasts...

He vaguely remembered that he had slaughtered seven or eight thousand beasts for several months.

And in his mind, the soul power of the red goose warm stone showed a tendency to overflow again.

After a breakthrough experience, he slowly comprehended the mysteries of the first two chapters of the Soul Eater Divine Formula.

Soul Eater, Soul Eater!

Soul Messenger, Soul Eater!

At this point, he knew very well that not to look at the trend of the goose warm stone overflowing, it was just a few drops of water.

Even if you add the actual combat trial, there are thousands of beast souls devoured.

In addition, when he usually cultivates, he absorbs the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, refines more than a dozen spiritual stones, and devours the spiritual energy to transform soul power.

But now, if you want to break through and become a soul envoy, you need to devour a thousand beast souls.

But...

It would be great if you could break through to become a soul before the quarterly assessment!

There are still three months left before the final quarterly assessment of the freshman disciples.

Ling Xiao felt that there was still hope.

...

Blink by.

Twenty-one years of the Canglong Kingdom.

Summer!

There are still two days left before the last quarterly assessment of the disciples of the Sword Sect.

Finally, Ling Xiao rushed back from the deep mountains.

It was noon, and the sun was blazing.

Sword faction back mountain.

A teenager in rags stood at the door of the hut.

He had unkempt black hair and dirty clothes, like a beggar on the street.

At this time, his face was full of shock, and he looked at the wooden house with a pair of surprised eyes.

I saw that the house was neatly furnished, the table top was clean, and the floor was spotless.

Apparently, someone has just cleaned it.

Suddenly, Ling Xiao frowned, doubting in his heart.

After a pause, he muttered to himself, "Who the hell is it?"

"Ouyang Ning'er?"

“...”

In an instant, just as he was pondering, he was suddenly awakened by the smell of sweat.

He shook his head suddenly, and then a wry smile appeared on his face.

"The way I look... Let's freshen up first!"

Half a pillar of incense past.

The entrance to the wooden house.

Ling Xiao was dressed in white and sat on the steps.

Looking up, the red sun in the sky was like a flame, and there was a warm feeling on the body.

And his long wet hair gradually dried out.

Suddenly, he let out a long sigh.

"Hey, it's just a little bit, if there is another half a month, you will definitely be able to break through and become a soul envoy!"

Now, he has touched the edge of a breakthrough, and he is just one chance away.

And this opportunity, he has been looking for...

However, looking for many days is in vain!

This couldn't help but cause him to change his mind, and only then did he return to the Sword Sect in advance.

He thinks that perhaps the quarterly assessment is the key to his breakthrough.