The fog was thick and the moonlight was hazy.

Zu Zhenlin came out of Lin Yunxuan, paced slowly, his mind flowed, when he came to Wangu Yudao Academy, it was just because Li Cao had suffered a big change, he was alone, and he couldn't rest assured. Now that I have been here for many years, my life is stable, my practice is worry-free, and I have friends and teachers to take care of me, can I leave and continue to complete the family legacy?

Shook his head slightly, feeling that the time had not yet come, the current strength of Li Cao was still weak, and he had an introverted temperament, since he entered the school, he had not made many friends, if because of his departure, he lost his brother who shared life and death for a while, so that his mood was slightly flawed, how could he be at ease?

Walking into the gazebo, hitting the railing with your hands, there is a slight coolness. The surface of the lake is covered with smoke, there are no blue waves, and the sound of fish coming out of the water is occasionally heard, which is quiet and peaceful. Looking up at the moon, I was in a daze, and I couldn't help but think of my parents and brothers at home, as well as Xiao Hongdou, I don't know how they are doing, it should be the same as before, right?

After staring at the moon for a long time, a shadow appeared in front of me, and I couldn't help but be stupid.

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At dawn, Li Cao got up from bed early, went to the canteen to buy two steamed buns, and then went straight to the mountains. The academy specially carved out a piece of land for wood cultivators, designated as a forbidden area, and used it to test the formation.

Nine days have passed since the day of return, but unfortunately the test did not go well, and there were always problems with the new formation. Li Cao and other classmates couldn't help laughing when they saw the teacher's embarrassment. Zhao Hong is humorous and humorous, so naturally he won't take it to heart, but just laugh and scold a few words.

Li Cao turned over the two mountains, stopped in front of the stone tablet, and took out the array paper that had just been drawn this morning from his arms, because it was only for entering the formation, it did not have much power, and there was no need to keep it, so it was just ordinary paper, it would not be wasted, and it didn't have to hurt.

Running the exercises, the aura overflows from the fingertips, and the array paper is bright and brilliant. Immediately, he flipped his palm and slapped the array paper forward, and the air rippled like water.

Li Cao passed by, unhindered, and after a while, calm returned to him. In front of you is a mountain col, surrounded by towering ancient trees on three sides. There is a pavilion for resting here, and there are already two people in the pavilion, Zhao Hong and a classmate named Li Hui.

Li Cao walked over and bowed to Zhao Hong, "Teacher, morning." ”

Then he hugged his fist at Li Hui, "Brother Li is early." ”

Li Hui hurriedly returned the salute, "Brother Li is early." ”

Zhao Hong smiled: "Okay, you have to be like this every day when you meet, are you annoying?" ”

Li Cao and Li Hui nodded yes.

Li Cao took out the bun and asked casually, "Have you had breakfast?"

Li Hui nodded and said, "I've already eaten it." ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hong's eyes left the formation map, and he said with relief: "Yes, I also know that I am worried about us, it just so happens that I am a little hungry." ”

As he spoke, he directly took away the two buns, then took a bite of one bun and said vaguely: "Boy, if you marry a daughter-in-law in the future, you will definitely be able to take care of her." ”

Li Cao was a little dumbfounded, but he didn't expect the teacher to take it all directly, a few days ago, Zhao Hong and they all brought breakfast by themselves, so they didn't buy a few more buns, and they also asked casually just now. Suddenly seeing the teacher's playful eyes, he realized that he had been tricked, and smiled helplessly.

Zhao Hong stopped joking, and said: "I have already adjusted this formation diagram, you two will take a look first, and when Qiu Hong and Zhao Wei come, they will start to set up the formation." ”

After a while, Qiu Hong and Zhao Wei also rushed over, and the two of them gave a salute, "The teacher is early, and the two Li brothers are early." ”

Zhao Hong said: "Okay, you're welcome, you two should also hurry up and look at the new formation diagram, and go to set up the formation after memorizing it." ”

Zhao Wei was lively and said: "Teacher, there won't be any more problems this time, right? ”

Zhao Hong directly gave him a chestnut, "If I have no clothes to wear, I will let you preside over the big array." ”

Zhao Wei admitted: "Then forget it, I'd rather pay to buy a few more clothes for your old man." ”

"Fuck off. ”

The four of them had already seen the formation diagram many times, but they had only revised the details, so it took them almost a quarter of an hour to memorize them by heart. The four of them began to arrange the formation according to the previous division of labor.

After the arrangement was completed, the four of them returned to the pavilion, and Zhao Hong walked into the formation with his head held high, in fact, he still had no bottom in his heart for this revision. The light of his hands flashed, and two pieces of array paper immediately appeared in his hand, and after confirming that it was correct, he put the array paper back into the storage ring again. Holding his breath and concentrating, he began to run the exercises, placed his right palm on the spirit stone, the spiritual energy in his body gushed out, and the spiritual stones in the formation instantly glowed, and the wisps of spiritual energy were connected, and the formation was activated.

The sky shines brightly, illuminating the heavens and the earth, and then I see the dragon and phoenix dozens of feet long circling and flying in the sky, the momentum is terrifying, and it is terrifying to see. At the same time, there was a dragon chanting and a phoenix sounding, the sound shook in all directions, and the color of the smell changed.

The formation has been running for nearly a cup of tea, and there is no problem, and a smile appeared on Zhao Hong's face, and it seems that the change has been successful. Controlling the large array, the dragon roared, and a thunder pillar with a large bowl mouth shot out of the mouth, and the earth and rocks flew over the mountain, the giant trees were broken, and the earth shook the mountains. The phoenix roared, and fire erupted from its mouth, and a scorched earth suddenly appeared around the large array.

The formation changed again, the dragon and phoenix disappeared, turning into a huge turtle shell, covering the sky and the sun, this is the protective array, solid as a rock, indestructible. There were changes in the formation again, Zhao Hong's body was protected in a small turtle shell that was about the size of a zhang, and small turtle shells also appeared from time to time in other places, and then, the thunder and lightning the thickness of his thumb were smashed in the array, and the mud and stones on the ground were all lifted away, revealing a foot-deep pit. The little turtle shell and thunder and lightning are controlled by Zhao Hong, and they appear at will.

Zhao Hong was overjoyed when he saw the success of the big array, and suddenly changed, the little turtle shell that was protecting him disappeared, and the thunderbolts continued to fall.

Guarded and calm, he took out the array paper with his left hand, and the emerald green aura gushed out, and the array paper was bright, and then turned into a flood bell, as a hood. The right palm manipulates the aura to close the large array.

Three bolts of lightning fell one after another, and Hong Zhong Dalu shook violently, making people tremble. Fortunately, the large array was closed in time, and the thunder and lightning stopped.

Li Cao and the four of them looked worried when they saw the change in the formation, although the teacher was not injured in the previous few times, it was difficult to ensure good luck the next time. It wasn't until the vision dissipated and Zhao Hong's figure appeared, safe and sound, that he breathed a sigh of relief.

The gate of the college is wide enough for three carts to pass side by side, but the name of the college on the plaque can only be regarded as decent, and there is no demeanor at all. When I entered it, there were three main roads, and I didn't ask anyone for directions, so I just chose the road on the left and started to wander.

There are not many pedestrians on the road, the road is quiet, and there are green bamboos planted on both sides, but the bamboo is slender and not very tall.

When the two of them walked for a short time, a big burden came into view, taller than a person, and they couldn't see who was carrying it. Curious for a moment, the two chased over, in order not to let people see that it was deliberate, they glanced at it with the corner of their eyes, which surprised the two of them, it was actually a thin old man, his hair was white and sparse, but it was well maintained, although the skin was a little wrinkled, but not deep. Dressed in general, just ordinary coarse cloth clothes.

The old man bent over and paced slowly, feeling that the burden was very heavy, and he didn't notice Zu Zhenlin and Li Cao.

Zu Zhenlin was really worried that the old man would be pressed down by the big burden when he was stepping, so he stepped forward and kindly asked, "Does the old man need help?"

The old man stopped, looked at Zu Zhenlin and Li Cao, smiled gently, and was not polite, and said, "Then there will be labor." ”

"It's fine. ”

Zu Zhenlin said, and took up the burden, although he was prepared, he still felt really heavy.

"Heavy, young man, aren't you?" asked the old man with a smile.

"It's fine. Zu Zhenlin said, but in his heart he felt that he had helped the wrong person, how could there be ordinary people in this academy, it was unusual for a thin old man to carry such a big burden.

"Young man, you're not from the Academy, are you?" asked the old man.

Zhenlin nodded, "How can you tell the old man?" Oh, I'm stupid, the two of us are not wearing hospital uniforms. ”

"No, the college doesn't require students to wear uniforms at all times, but at this time, they basically go to eat or go back to the dormitory, and they don't go here, this is where the teachers live. The old man explained.

"Old man, are you the teacher here?" asked Li Cao.

The thin old man thought for a while, "It should be regarded as a teacher, but he is old, his arms and legs are old, and he is reluctant to move, he hasn't taught for a long time, so now he can be regarded as a nominal person." ”

"What's the name of the two little brothers?" asked the thin old man.

"My name is Li Cao. "My name is Zu Zhenlin. ”

The thin old man shook his head and sighed, "You two are names...... Pretty down-to-earth. ”

The old man was tactful in the end, but his expression betrayed him. But he can't bother with him, Zhenlin really feels that he has helped the wrong person.

"Two little brothers, old man, I want to tell you, there are too many people who have signed up for admission now, and they can't all be admitted, so they can only give up some people, so you must relax your mind, even if you are not selected, you must not think about it. I've seen too many old men, but I haven't been chosen, and it's like the sky is falling, crying and wiping away tears. ”

Maybe the old man had good intentions, but before he was chosen, he said these words, which made people a little awkward, and Zhenlin had the urge to let him carry it himself.

The thin old man led the way in front, as if he didn't notice the emotional changes of the two at all, and he was still chattering.

The road leads to the foot of the mountain, and there is a small river that meanders through it, and the water is turquoise, and there are small fish swimming in it, and it is not afraid of human voices. Climbing the mountain through a small bridge, the road becomes a number of secluded paths, winding paths lead to secluded places, originally thought to go to the foot of the mountain or halfway up the mountain to the house, but the old man did not stop, but went straight to the depths of the mountains.

There is a ropeway connection between the various peaks, but the old man does not take the cableway, but walks along the path, passes through the peaks, and finally stops at a low mountain, the mountain is full of strange flowers and plants, exudes a rich aura, inhale, and the body and mind are comfortable.

I didn't expect that on this mountain, there is actually a small pond, which is full of lotus flowers, but in this late autumn, it is still the lotus leaves are green, the flowers are in full bloom, the color of the lotus is purple, and the difference with the general lotus is that there are thunder and lightning flashes in these lotus flowers.