Chapter 38: The Battle of the Stone Palace
"I'm underestimating you. ”
Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi and the others who appeared from the broken rock wall, Liu Qingshan, who was dressed in purple, had gloomy eyes, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the hideous look on his face expressed his state of mind at this time.
"What's that?"
Flashed into the wide square, Jiang Xiaoqi ignored Liu Qingshan with a gloomy face in the corner, but looked at the altar standing in the center of the square at first glance, his eyes fell on the boiling big ding on the altar, his brows furrowed, and he said with a little inquiry in his words, and said to the little Taoist beside him.
From the big tripod of that altar, Jiang Xiaoqi felt a familiar fluctuation, and the evil aura that filled the big tripod made his eyes solemn. Inside, there seemed to be some terrible existence that made his eyelids jump. In addition, the wisps of black gas that spread out from the big ding made him feel a sense of déjà vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it for a while.
"What a powerful breath. ”
Following Jiang Xiaoqi's gaze, the little Taoist also saw the big tripod that was filled with black gas standing on the altar, and his always plain eyes couldn't help but ripple at this moment, and his eyes stared at it quietly, as if he wanted to see through the bronze tripod.
"Such a arrogant boy that he treats me as nothing. ”
Taking in the behavior of Jiang Xiaoqi and the others, Liu Qingshan's face was pale, and the killing intent in his eyes was almost condensed into substance, and he strode to the foot of the stone steps of the altar, and almost roared at Jiang Xiaoqi and the others and scolded angrily.
"Hehe, I can actually meet Taoist people here, I don't know whether to say that I am lucky or unlucky. ”
Just as Liu Qingshan was about to go berserk, a hoarse laugh suddenly came from the big ding standing on the altar, and then, Jiang Xiaoqi and the others were surprised to see that a dark and deep aura swept out of the big ding, and condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye, blending together.
"Whew"
The yin wind blew, and a black-robed figure slowly appeared, wrapped in a thick aura exposed to everyone's sight.
However, compared to the appearance he had seen before, the pavilion master at this time looked a little different, his floating figure finally landed, his feet also slowly appeared under the spread of black light, and a pair of fair-skinned, bloodless feet were naked, stepping on the altar of dried blood.
A cold gaze shot out of the black robe, staring at Jiang Xiaoqi and the others, and suddenly, Jiang Xiaoqi only felt a touch of coolness sweeping through his body, and the cold wind was blowing.
At this moment, he finally remembered where that familiar feeling came from, but he couldn't imagine why the people who walked there could be alive here.
"Your Excellency should be the pavilion master of this Hundred Valley Pavilion. ”
Hearing the cold laughter coming from the altar, the little Taoist priest smiled slightly, and did not answer his question, but guessed in his heart the origin of the black-robed figure in front of him. With the special Taoist exercises, he sensed a strange fluctuation in the body of this pavilion master, which had many similarities with the people in the stories he had heard.
"The Taoist hand is too long. ”
There was no rebuttal, and the black-robed figure acquiesced in his identity. Snorted coldly. The figure of the black-robed figure flashed, and he could hardly feel any power fluctuations, and the next moment, the pavilion master appeared under the stone steps of the altar, and cold words came from the black robe, and he didn't feel the slightest temperature.
"The pavilion master laughed, the master sent me down the mountain this time to practice, and I happened to meet the pavilion master who was practicing evil skills, so Xiaodao came here on purpose, hoping that the pavilion master can get lost and return. ”
The pavilion master's cold words spread in the square and fell on the ears of the little road chief, and then, seeing that he shook his head slightly, a serious look flashed on his delicate face, and he persuaded the pavilion master under the altar like this.
"Oh, the most annoying thing is that you hypocritical bull-nosed old ways, all day long pretending to be benevolent and righteous to persuade others to do good, and they are not still killing. ”
Looking at the serious face of the little road leader, a ridicule came from under the black robe of the pavilion master, and he did not agree with what the former said in his words. Listening to his words, it was as if he had really dealt with a Taoist.
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, let's do it, let me see how far you, the little Taoist, have cultivated the Pure Yang Wuji Gong. ”
As soon as the words fell, the figure of the pavilion master in a black robe had already disappeared, and appeared beside Xiao Dao Chang in an instant as if teleporting, and a big pale hand poked out from the black robe, lingering with a dark and cold aura, and grabbed directly at the latter.
"As the Pavilion Master wishes. ”
The moment the black-robed pavilion master flashed out, the expression on the face of the little path chief remained unchanged, almost at the moment when the former appeared, the figure of the little path chief seemed to turn into an ethereal cloud of smoke and disappeared suddenly.
The next moment, the little Taoist in a gray robe had already appeared ten zhang away, his heroic face was flat, and he slowly spoke. Immediately afterward, a dazzling and magnificent golden light swept from the body of the small road chief, instantly enveloping the entire dim square, and all corners were reflected in the dazzling golden light.
Looking at it, Jiang Xiaoqi's eyes flashed with a little curiosity, standing next to a stone statue and looking at the little Taoist who was surrounded by golden light. The name "Pure Yang Wuji Gong" sounded a little familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"Whew"
The golden light spreads, permeating the body of the small Taoist leader, running on its own, through the special exercises of Taoism, the thirty-three meridians are hidden in the golden light, carrying the majestic spiritual power.
"The Taoist exercises are really mysterious. ”
Looking at the golden light surrounding the trail chief, Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't help but admire in his heart. He also had an understanding of Taoism in his previous life, but Taoism at that time pursued health preservation, not the demon subjugation of the world that he saw in front of him. In Taoist practice, Qi travels along the meridians in the body for one week for the Great Zhoutian, and one week along the second vein of Rendu is the Small Zhoutian.
The martial artists in this world, the exercises used in cultivation have their own unique way of running spiritual power, and the Taoist exercises in Jiang Xiaoqi's memory talk about the operation of qi, and in this world where martial artists are prevalent, it is natural to change qi to spiritual power, as for whether there is a fundamental change in the exercises, it is not something that outsiders can know.
Suddenly, a thought inexplicably arose in Jiang Xiaoqi's heart, all along, the memory of his previous life was dominant in his mind, and naturally matched the so-called Taoism according to the concept of the previous life, is there another possibility, in fact, Taoism in that world is ......
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't help frowning, and all kinds of mixed thoughts flashed through his mind.
"At such a young age, he was able to cultivate "Pure Yang Wuji Gong" to such a state, and Taoism is really talented. ”
Everything happened between the lightning and flint, and the figure of the black-clothed pavilion lord swept out again, and the speed of almost teleportation alone was beyond the reach of ordinary martial artists.
With the voice coming, the black-robed pavilion master's big hand reached out, and the dark black luster condensed from in front of him, and without the slightest offensive condensation time, a huge palm print suddenly took shape in the empty square, and slapped straight towards the small path chief on the opposite side.
When the strength reaches the realm of the pavilion master, it doesn't take time to condense the offensive at all, and it comes at will. If you want to do this, in addition to your strong strength, you also have absolute control over the spiritual power you exert, and even the slightest omission cannot appear.
"Condensation"
Xiao Daochang's eyes were rendered with rich gold at this moment, the hair that was scattered on his shoulders was windless, the corners of his mouth were slightly open, and he couldn't feel the slightest emotional fluctuation of words coming out of his mouth. Immediately after, a condensed golden fist mark appeared in front of him out of thin air, and with the wave of the small path leader's palm, the Huanghuang fist mark directly met the dark giant palm that was blasting from the opposite side.
"Boom"
The two domineering offensives, one black and one gold, collided in Jiang Xiaoqi's amazed gaze, bursting out with brilliant light. The black palm prints are like evil spirits from hell, and the cold wind is howling, threatening to plunder the lives of thousands of people, while the golden Huanghuang fist prints are majestic and represent holiness, like a god descending from heaven to destroy all evil in the world.
The fight between the two had a strong visual impact on Jiang Xiaoqi next to the stone statue, and at this moment, a touch of yearning also emerged in his heart. Xiao Dao Chang looks about the same age as him, but the strength he has displayed is undoubtedly amazing, and the identity of Daozi also represents his supreme talent, so he was born to be the high-profile Tianjiao, and is looked up to by countless people.
Although Jiang Xiaoqi admired in his heart, he was not jealous, the stronger others were, the more they would stimulate his fighting spirit, even if he was lagging behind now, but he firmly believed that one day he would catch up with those people, he did not lack talent, and he also had opportunities.
The Origin Fragment gave him the power of his attributes, and at the same time, it also brought a strong spiritual power background, what he lacked now was time, and the cultivation method of the Origin that the old donkey said. Compared with martial artists of the same age, Jiang Xiaoqi has a long blank period, which makes him lag behind from the starting point.
In addition, the age of seven to eleven is the golden period for refining the physique, but he grazes cattle on the mountain and drives corpses down the mountain, which also makes him have an obvious shortcoming in front of the geniuses of the same realm, that is, the tempering of the physical body.
However, Jiang Xiaoqi is confident that he will make up for it the same, only if the opponent is strong, he will do his best to catch up and continue to climb the peak, so that he can have the capital to stand out from the crowd.
"Boom"
The rumbling sound pulled Jiang Xiaoqi's thoughts back to reality, cast his gaze, and the two figures, one black and one gold, flew upside down at the same time, and then, they teleported out and collided fiercely.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The fists were to the flesh, and the two of them did not have the slightest mercy at all, and the dull sound filled the square, as if they were in a blacksmith shop, and the sound of the bell hitting the iron was endless.
"Sting"
After a brutal impact, the cuffs of the arms of the two people suspended in the air shattered together, revealing the thin arms within. As far as the eye could see, Xiao Daochang's arms and his deep eyes were full of red gold, giving people a solid texture of steel and iron bones surrounded by spiritual power.
On the other hand, looking at the black-robed pavilion master opposite, the arms exposed under the broken sleeves couldn't help but be shocked. There, only one pair of palms showed a white color, and when he looked up, his two arms were in a shriveled state, and the folded skin was clinging to the thin skeleton, showing a dark rotting appearance, but somewhat similar to the puppet he had seen when he was trapped before.
"If you can't beat it, just pick a soft persimmon and pinch it. ”
Looking at the two people who were entangled together again in the center of the square, Jiang Xiaoqi's mouth hooked up a smile, his eyes fell on Liu Qingshan, who was not far away, and he said softly.
"Oh, what an arrogant boy, and I'm not afraid of the wind flashing my tongue. ”
Looking away from the fierce battle in the square, Liu Qingshan, who was dressed in purple, turned his gaze to Jiang Xiaoqi, who was walking slowly not far away, a sneer flashed on his face, and he did not hide his ridicule of Jiang Xiaoqi in his words.
"Go. ”
Ignoring Liu Qingshan's ridicule, Jiang Xiaoqi smiled at the corner of his mouth and walked slowly. The next moment, seeing his eyes, invisible soul power burst out from his mind, and then, three dark figures flashed away, passing by Jiang Xiaoqi's side, accompanied by the howling wind, three cold lights waved out, and went straight to Liu Qingshan in front of him.
"Bell"
The cold light passed, and three dark figures rushed out, and in an instant, they were beside Liu Qingshan, each holding a sharp long knife in their hands, and they all slashed towards him, and sparks flew everywhere.
The sudden attack made Liu Qingshan a little hurried, and he hurriedly took out a spear to block it, but he was still slashed out by a powerful force and crashed into a stone pillar in the square.
"It's a pity that with my current talisman master's attainment, I can only control three puppets. ”
Looking at Liu Qingshan's embarrassed figure that was split out, Jiang Xiaoqi sighed leisurely, his eyes fell on the three thin figures in the square, he smacked his lips, and said with a little regret in his words.
As for the three figures, they were naturally the puppets in the darkness when he was trapped. However, at this time, they were all controlled by Jiang Xiaoqi and became his thugs, which was just enough to fight the enemy at the moment.
Jiang Xiaoqi's slightly regretful words fell on Liu Qingshan's ears It was such a sarcasm, the gloomy killing intent on his face was almost rich to the substance, his eyes lingered on the puppet figures standing side by side in front of him, and his heart was mixed, these things were originally refined for him by the pavilion master, but now they were snatched by Jiang Xiaoqi, which was really difficult for Liu Qingshan to accept.
"Oh, boy, don't get too complacent, even if these three puppets help you, you're still going to die. ”
Taking a sip, Liu Qingshan stood up straight, looked at Jiang Xiaoqi not far away through the puppet, and opened his mouth with a sneer, with a little more lust in his words.
"Then ask the elders for advice. ”
The corners of his smiling mouth gradually converged, Jiang Xiaoqi's eyes flashed with a touch of coldness, and the next moment, seeing him wave his big hand, the three puppet figures standing side by side in front of him swept out at the same time, and their bodies turned into a residual image, flashing straight towards Liu Qingshan from three directions, raising his knife to split, without the slightest hand.
The refining method of this puppet is quite cruel, and it is also recorded in the lineage of the spirit rune master. It is necessary to compress the blood on the living person with spiritual power, and then fix the compressed blood on the special nodes on the puppet's body, and then inject the spiritual power in its body into these specific nodes.
"Hmph"
With a cold snort, Liu Qingshan waved the spear in his hand and strode forward, and the surging spiritual power around his body diffused out, filling the entire body of the spear, and the sharp aura filled his body.
With a heavy step on the soles of his feet, Liu Qingshan's figure also swept out, and a purple dress wandered among the three puppets, stabbing a shot from time to time, poking at the puppet holding a long knife, making a bell-bell sound, as if poking on the iron wall of the copper wall.
Puppets refined in this way have an extremely obvious advantage, that is, these puppets are not living people, so there is no so-called pain, they only know how to kill, and the spear will not appear half a blood stain on the body, only leaving a shallow white mark.
"Get out of here"
With a loud shout, Liu Qingshan's spear swept, and suddenly, a majestic aura swept from the spear, enveloping the figures of the three puppets.
Swinging knives, bayonets, sweeps, all kinds of moves were all in battle at this moment, sparks flew everywhere, and the piercing sound of broadswords rubbing against spears filled the hall.
Under the front and back attacks of the three puppets, it didn't take long for Liu Qingshan to show fatigue, and the offensive in his hands began to slow down, and his body couldn't stop retreating, and he panicked to parry the ruthless attack of the three puppet figures, and the taste in his heart was incomprehensible.
"Alas, it's a pity that the spiritual power in the bodies of these puppets is about to run out. ”
The soul power was cleansed, Jiang Xiaoqi felt the little spiritual power left in the puppet's body through the message transmitted back by the spirit rune, and sighed softly, a touch of helplessness flashed on his handsome face.
"Buzz"
Just as Jiang Xiaoqi's words fell, the three puppets that were striking Liu Qingshan not far away gradually lost their movements, their actions began to become stiff, and the spirit runes flickering at the door of their heads gradually dimmed in Jiang Xiaoqi's gaze, until they finally completely dissipated.
"Bang"
Sensing the change in the body shape of the three puppets in front of him, Liu Qingshan hurriedly made a move, swept the spear in his hand, and directly flew out the three dark figures who had lost their movements, the spear supported his body pointedly, his eyes were full of gloom, and he glared angrily at Jiang Xiaoqi who was helpless not far away.
At this time, Liu Qingshan's appearance looked quite miserable, his purple clothes were tattered, torn into strips by the puppet's fierce long knife attack, both arms were exposed, and his chest was covered with large patches of skin, full of blood marks, and he looked like a beggar begging for food in the market.
"Little cub, without these puppets, it's time for you to die. ”
Looking at his current embarrassed appearance, Liu Qingshan's face sank like water, and his head was full of black lines, he didn't expect that he would be forced to such a field by a hairy boy today.
But now, the three puppets have lost their effectiveness, so he can teach this kid who doesn't know how to live or die a lesson, and after catching him, Liu Qingshan plans to slowly torture him, so that he can experience the taste of life is worse than death, so as to pay the price for his arrogance today.
"Those puppets are just my experiments, now, let me play with the elders myself. ”
Showing his muscles, Jiang Xiaoqi lifted the corners of his mouth, looked at Liu Qingshan, who was in disarray, not far away, and said with a smile, revealing his confidence in his words.
The next moment, Jiang Xiaoqi's figure moved, and the spiritual power around him wrapped him tightly, and he swept out quickly, and his fluttering figure had already come to Liu Qingshan's side when he was breathing, without the slightest drag of mud and water, his right arm swung out violently, and he smashed it with a fist, without any fancy at all.
"Hmph"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi who had arrived in front of him, Liu Qingshan sneered at the corner of his mouth, put away the spear in his hand, shattered the broken clothes of his upper limbs, and took the initiative to meet him, his body was filled with spiritual light, and then he also raised his right hand, and the sandbag-sized fist went straight to Jiang Xiaoqi.
"Bang"
The two fists collapsed at the touch of a button, and the two figures fell back and exited at the same time, and the aftermath blew their faces into a little deformation, and they only stopped after a few steps.
"Come Again"
With a grin, Jiang Xiaoqi's body that had just stopped swept out again, a trace of frenzy flashed on his handsome face, and he felt that the blood all over his body was boiling, and this kind of fierce battle made him very happy. The old donkey also once said that the most fundamental way for a warrior to cultivate is the physical body, and only when he is strong can he be fearless in his heart.
In addition, the cultivation of the physical body has always been his shortcoming, and he does not have too many advantages among the martial artists of the same realm, even so, Jiang Xiaoqi made up his mind in his heart, starting from today's battle, strengthening himself, focusing on the cultivation of the physical body, until he condenses to the point where he can not advance, and completely makes up for his shortcomings.
"Is this guy a madman?"
Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's blood-stained right fist, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but scold angrily in his heart. Jiang Xiaoqi's eyes were filled with fanatical colors like a demon, and the blood-drenched fist rushed towards him again, and the spiritual power surging around him had no defensive posture at all, and he was completely fighting for his life.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The continuous bombardment sounded in the square, although Jiang Xiaoqi was completely defeated in this physical battle, the flickering look in his pupils became brighter and brighter, and he was bathed in blood, some of his own, some of Liu Qingshan's, of course, most of them were his own.
As the hand-to-hand combat became more and more intense, Jiang Xiaoqi gradually realized how flawed his physical body was, and compared to his majestic spiritual power, the two were completely disproportionate.
"Crazy, crazy. ”
The figure retreated in embarrassment, Liu Qingshan looked at Jiang Xiaoqi who was covered in blood not far away, and scolded with some horror. Although he had the upper hand in the battle just now, the young man on the opposite side fought with him as if he didn't know the pain, exchanging injuries for injuries, as if fighting for his life.
"My cultivation realm is higher than his, so there's no need to fight with him here. ”
Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's face, Liu Qingshan snorted coldly, muttering to himself in his heart, and did not plan to continue. Physical combat is quite dangerous, even if he has the upper hand before, who knows if he will be caught by someone in the next moment, and then killed with one blow, such a battle is too risky, and the gains outweigh the losses, so Liu Qingshan has already made a plan in his heart, relying on his more powerful cultivation, to crush Jiang Xiaoqi to death.
"Boy, I have to say that your courage is commendable, but in the face of absolute strength, there is still only one end for you, which is death. ”
As soon as his mind moved, the majestic spiritual power swept out from Liu Qingshan's body, enveloping him in an instant. His eyes were cast at Jiang Xiaoqi who was not far in front of him, and a sneer appeared on his face, so he said sarcastically.
"Well, it looks like there's no chance. ”
Seeing Liu Qingshan's plan, Jiang Xiaoqi wiped off the blood that slipped on his face, pursed his lips a little helplessly, the excited look in his eyes gradually dissipated, and turned into a touch of indifference, looking at Liu Qingshan, who was about to end the battle with spiritual skills, without the slightest change in expression on his face.
Earthbreaker
Sneering and glancing at Jiang Xiaoqi, Liu Qingshan burst into a loud shout, his embarrassed figure rose into the air, and the surging majestic spiritual power around him wrapped him, like a silkworm chrysalis.
The next moment, a sharp aura diffused from Liu Qingshan's body, spreading in the surrounding air, below, Jiang Xiaoqi looked at the skin between his arms that was pierced by the sharp breath, his expression was still indifferent, he just raised his head and looked at the figure floating in the air.
"Whew"
The air was torn, and a sharp aura surrounded Liu Qingshan, and the next moment, I saw a slender purple giant claw slowly appearing, transforming from illusory to condensed, and soon, the slender purple giant claw with a sharp aura condensed in front of Liu Qingshan, exuding terrifying power fluctuations.
"Dead to come"
Immediately after, Liu Qingshan let out a loud roar, and the huge condensed paw print in front of him came from the air, whistling towards Jiang Xiaoqi's location.
Before the paw prints fell, Jiang Xiaoqi felt a strong sense of oppression, and the stone slabs around him were sinking, and a big pit was pressed out of it. And Jiang Xiaoqi, as the main master, was naturally strongly oppressed, his knees were slightly bent, and dense beads of sweat mixed with blood flowed down his cheeks.
"The Great Compassion Hand"
Just when Jiang Xiaoqi was roaring and wanted to mobilize the spiritual power in his body and perform his spiritual skills, he suddenly found that the spiritual power in his body was all solidified at this moment, and no matter how he condensed the seal method, the spiritual power in his body was like a pool of stagnant water, without the slightest ripple.
"The spiritual power in the body can't be mobilized?"