"Little cub, I see that your spirit array is quite decent, do you have a formation diagram? Take it out and I'll give you some pointers. ”

On the dirt road in the countryside, a man and a donkey walked slowly, and the strange combination attracted the attention of many pedestrians. After all, a black and white donkey is too eye-catching to go unnoticed.

The old donkey walking beside Jiang Xiaoqi pulled his tongue, and he was close to him, begging for the formation diagram without skin and face, and promised that when it returned to the peak in the future, the entire spirit beast world would respect them.

At this time, nearly three months had passed since the end of the trip to the ancient tomb, and in these three months, Jiang Xiaoqi was on a busy journey. Unlike before, he had a four-legged beast beside him. Ever since he met this donkey at the bottom of the cliff, this guy has stuck to his body like a piece of gummy, and he can't shake it off, and wherever he goes, the donkey will follow him upside down, and he will talk in his ear all day long, unaware of his own nagging.

At first, Jiang Xiaoqi would say a few words to the old donkey next to him, but slowly, he got used to this skinless and faceless guy. And after a month of getting along, Jiang Xiaoqi gradually figured out the temperament of this donkey, and there was no lower limit of discipline at all.

I remember that once, in the mountains and forests, he was chased by a four-grade spirit beast, and he could only run away with his life. And the donkey beside him usually brags about his glorious past, but when he really encounters a life-threatening moment, he is boundless, running faster than a rabbit, and leaving Jiang Xiaoqi far behind as a cushion.

In addition to his first-class ability to escape, this guy's opportunism of rushing up when he sees good things also makes Jiang Xiaoqi embarrassed. Overall, this donkey's temperament has no lower limit of discipline, and his face is still thick, and he flickers all day long trying to get some benefits from him, especially the spirit array.

"What do you see, haven't you ever seen such a handsome Tianzun?"

The old donkey walked on the dirt road in the countryside with his head held high, glancing at the passers-by with his round eyes, and the appearance of babbling frightened everyone to retreat again and again.

"Ah, mother, this donkey can talk, and it's going to open its mouth to eat people. ”

Inadvertently scared a little girl to cry, the old donkey pestle looked embarrassed in place, bared his big teeth and wanted to come forward to make amends, but saw the little girl crying more happily, and then was carried away by her mother, away from the crowd, leaving only the old donkey himself messy in the wind.

"Brother Donkey, if you don't get smaller, I'll find a rope to lead you, so that your little sister won't be scared to cry. ”

Looking at the embarrassed look on the old donkey's face, Jiang Xiaoqi walked over with the medicine basket on his back, and whispered a suggestion to his ear with a smile, but he provoked the old donkey's vicious big teeth and was almost gnawed on his arm.

Another day

"Whew"

In the early morning, the sun rose in the east, the rain and dew were swaying, on a cliff on the side of the mountain, the old donkey howled at the rising sun in the east, and the ugly voice caused a commotion in the mountains and forests, and the sleepy-eyed bird was frightened by its howl and fell from the tree, and the cold feathers on its body stood upside down.

"Brother Donkey, who did you learn this posture from?"

Woken up by the old donkey's voice, Jiang Xiaoqi stretched his waist, rubbed his sleepy eyes, swept down from the branch with a leap of his body, walked to the old donkey with the medicine basket on his back, looked at its strange posture curiously, and couldn't help asking.

Following Jiang Xiaoqi's gaze, what he saw was that the old donkey's posture matched the description of the upper four ups and eight forks, and the whole body was upright, revealing its bloated belly. The two hind legs are slightly bent, as if they are stepping into a zama. The two front hooves are in a bizarre position, with the right hoof pulled back and placed on the neck, facing straight up. The hoof on the left is the opposite, pointing not upwards, but downwards at the earth. The whole body is slightly tilted, sticking out its tongue, and with its not very serious expression, it looks like an epileptic patient.

"You don't understand, this is the authentic cultivation method. ”

Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's slightly playful look on the side, the old donkey turned his head with difficulty and glanced at him with big eyes, his eyes full of disdain.

"Oh, why did Brother Donkey say that? ”

Looking at the old donkey's eyes full of disdain, Jiang Xiaoqi didn't care, but got closer, turned around and looked at the posture of the old donkey in front of him, as if he wanted to find something.

"This cultivation method is the most primitive and at the same time the most primitive, which can stabilize the foundation of a martial artist's cultivation and communicate with heaven and earth. ”

The two eyeballs followed Jiang Xiaoqi in a circle, and after a while, the old donkey's eyes were full of Venus, and he pulled off the two front hooves with difficulty, returned to his normal shape, and slowly said with his tongue.

"The most primordial cultivation method?"

Looking at the old donkey's unusual, Jiang Xiaoqi frowned slightly, held his chin in contemplation, and asked with a little doubt in his words.

Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's frowning appearance, the old donkey's big eyes rolled, put away Hara's tongue, deliberately pretended to be profound, walked to the side of the mountain, raised his head to look at the newborn rising sun, spit out a breath of hot air, and slowly spoke.

"At the beginning of the birth of this world, there was no so-called cultivation method, people just relied on instinct to fight, and after an unknown number of thousands of years, this world derived such a thing as aura, and it was at that time that martial artists began to prevail in this world. ”

"At the beginning of the birth of the world, whether it was a spirit animal or a human being, there was no so-called cultivation method, so they could only slowly grope their way forward and incorporate the spiritual power of this world into their bodies, so as to gain great power. As for the so-called realms that people see today, they are all sorted out after continuous exploration by predecessors. ”

"Since it has been inherited by the predecessors after exploration, it is naturally suitable for the cultivation of martial artists, is your old man planning to return to his ancestors for this whole play?"

Although the old donkey looks extremely unreliable on weekdays, this guy is really like an old immortal monster, and many secrets that are difficult for ordinary people to touch have become ordinary stories in its mouth, which is why Jiang Xiaoqi acquiesced to the old donkey's following.

Of course, even if Jiang Xiaoqi drove the old donkey away, it is estimated that with this guy's temperament, he will stick it with a dead face.

"I'm not saying that the cultivation methods of these inheritances are not suitable, but the environment of this world has changed, and it is difficult to reach the same height as the ancestors by continuing the existing cultivation methods, which is also the fundamental reason why the human race was defeated in the great war thousands of years ago. ”

Speaking of which, the old donkey's face that has always been hip-hop is gone, and it turns into a serious expression, even if Jiang Xiaoqi, who has been with him for a long time, it is difficult to see whether the old donkey's solemnity is pretended, or really dignified.

"If the environment of the world has really changed, then the strong man who is standing at the peak should not be unaware, why is the traditional cultivation method still continued?"

Following the old donkey's train of thought, Jiang Xiaoqi had a lot of confusion in his heart, just as he was asked now, if the general environment of this world really changed, why did those strong people who stood at the peak still do this and never made changes? This is what he can't figure out.

"Do you think those old guys don't want to?"

Hearing Jiang Xiaoqi's doubts, the old donkey pulled his mouth and sneered.

"When you reach that height, when you stand at the top of the world, will you give up everything you have so easily and start all over again?"

"And there is a great deal of uncertainty in this primitive cultivation method, once they find that this path does not work, then they will never be able to return to the original height, and they dare not gamble. ”

The old donkey, who looked up at the sky, said such a sentence secretly, and there was white air between his noses, and the morning sun reflected on its bloated body, which was quite a high-ranking posture.

Hearing the old donkey's story, Jiang Xiaoqi fell into deep thought. Indeed, what the old donkey said is not unreasonable, once the group of people at the top disappears, the whole world will fall into chaos, and such a situation is unimaginable.

"Well, take me as a teacher, and I will teach you this most primitive method. ”

Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's contemplative appearance, the old donkey's eyes were shining, and he hurriedly approached, grinning and seducing.

"It's okay to take a step back, if you exchange the origin of the spirit rune master, I'll take a step back and teach you reluctantly, how about it?"

At this moment, the old donkey finally revealed its true face, to put it mildly, what it had been thinking about was the origin spirit rune on Jiang Xiaoqi's body, so it was tempting to talk about a lot of seemingly serious problems, the purpose of which was to let Jiang Xiaoqi exchange the origin of the spirit rune with him.

"Yes, when I reach the pinnacle of this world, I can give you nothing. ”

Glancing at the appearance of the old donkey's magic stick beside him, Jiang Xiaoqi smiled faintly, didn't pay attention to it anymore, tightened the medicine basket on his back, and walked straight down the mountain.

"He tui, you are still at the top of the world? I haven't taken off my crotch pants yet, so I'm learning to fly first." ”

After coming back to his senses, the old donkey glanced at Jiang Xiaoqi who was going down the mountain, mocking with disdain, and his tongue flew out of the spittle stars in the sky. Then, he followed Jiang Xiaoqi's footsteps with two big ears.

Half a day later

"Whew, I'm finally back in the village. ”

With a long breath, Jiang Xiaoqi looked into the distance, looking at the familiar village at the foot of the mountain, and his tense body relaxed at this moment. Snorting lightly and sniffing the familiar smell of the mountains, a touch of intoxication flashed on his handsome face, here, is the place where he has lived for twelve years, only here, he does not have to care about the intrigue of the outside world, fierce fighting, only here, he is the carefree cattle herding baby.

"What is there to be nostalgic for in the backwoods. ”

Beside him, the old donkey stared at the small village below the mountain with wide eyes, his hooves bent, lying on the ground resting, and muttering nonchalantly with his tongue.

"You know. ”

Bending down and grabbing the old donkey's big ears, Jiang Xiaoqi deliberately pretended to be vicious and said.

"Go home. ”

The feeling of returning home was overflowing, Jiang Xiaoqi took out the wine bag from the medicine basket behind his back, poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth, and then directly hung the old donkey in place, tightened the medicine basket on his body and ran to the village below the mountain, where he had lived for twelve years, and now, he is back.

"Young people are just energetic. ”

Looking at Jiang Xiaoqi's joyful appearance, the old donkey drooped his two ears, reluctantly, stood up leisurely, and followed his footsteps leisurely.

Outside the village

At the entrance of the village, Jiang Xiaoqi looked at the scene in front of him and froze, his body was stunned, the medicine basket behind him slipped down unobediently, and the gaze in his pupils was a little dilated. Is this still the village he once knew best? The ground was full of sham, houses collapsed, smoke rose from the village, and the streets that used to be noisy and playful were empty except for red blood stains everywhere.

The next moment, Jiang Xiaoqi rushed into the messy village like crazy, looking everywhere, letting his body be muddy, his hands were scratched, and he didn't care about it when he was covered in blood, and he only hoped to find a familiar figure in his heart. But the reality is often cruel, let him search the entire village, but did not find the people in his memory.

Aunt Li's cowshed collapsed, emitting puffs of white smoke, the blacksmith shop at the east end of the village had collapsed, leaving only a lonely pile of scrap iron piled up there, the scary blind grandfather was gone, and there was only a cold pot of tea in the room; the old village chief had also disappeared, and his house was full of messes, and the clutter was like a garbage dump.

Everything that had once was gone, the familiar faces in the memory were gone, all that was left was bloodstains on the ground and the dilapidated house, and the warm and harmonious picture was shattered at this moment.

"Ahh

A hoarse roar resounded throughout the village, and the alleys with earthen walls echoed Jiang Xiaoqi's desperate roar. There was unwillingness, despair, and deep self-reproach in that roar. Why did he leave the village in the first place, the place where he had lived for twelve years?

If he hadn't left and stayed in the village, perhaps none of this would have happened, and the people in the village would not have suffered miserably. The roar grew louder and louder, and the mood of pathos spread throughout the village, and Jiang Xiaoqi's hoarse voice of despair could be heard in every corner.

"Boom"

Under a desperate roar, a black flame suddenly filled Jiang Xiaoqi's body, burning fiercely, enveloping his whole person. The pathetic mood began to spread from the bottom of his heart, and Jiang Xiaoqi only felt an indescribable sense of loneliness growing in his body, like a fire, burning all the meridians in his body, as if it was about to swallow his whole person into it.

At the same time as the black flames were filled, a familiar force erupted, it was an indescribable terrifying suction, it was this suction that made Jiang Xiaoqi open up the Qu Chi for no reason and embark on the path of cultivation, and it was also this suction that made Jiang Xiaoqi almost explode himself in Old Man Li's house. At this moment, this inexplicable strong suction force erupted again, filling all corners of his body.

However, unlike in the past, once upon a time, this burst of suction was all about plundering the spiritual power of the outside world, or robbing the power of others. But now, this domineering devouring power erupted from the body, frantically plundering the spiritual power in Jiang Xiaoqiqu Pool.

Gradually, an inexplicable cold aura emerged from Jiang Xiaoqi's body, accompanied by a black color that was so pure that it was not mixed with any impurities, taking root and sprouting from his body, like a river, surrounding the Quchi in his body, tightly wrapping it.

At the same time, the raging fireworks attached to Jiang Xiaoqi's body were also burning to the extreme at this moment, wrapping his whole person to death. Under the black flames, it was filled with extreme coldness, and Jiang Xiaoqi, who was spreading despair in his heart, felt that he had been abandoned by the whole world, as if he was in an ice cellar, and all corners of his body were filled with this cold aura.

"How can this guy have demonic energy?"

At this moment, the old donkey walked slowly to the entrance of the village, and his big round eyes happened to see the black flames permeating Jiang Xiaoqi's body, and he immediately exploded, and his drooping ears were immediately straight, and his two big eyes were full of disbelief.

"Ahh

Another hoarse roar came, and the old donkey saw Jiang Xiaoqi's body tremble, and a strong aura erupted from his body, washing from the air, and the aftermath spread, and all the surrounding houses collapsed, shaking into powder under that cold breath.

"Boy, keep your mind and don't let the demonic energy devour you. ”

Resisting the surging demonic qi forward, the old donkey hid in a hidden corner, approached Jiang Xiaoqi, who was covered in black flames, and shouted with a big mouth, and immediately his teeth were filled with mud, choking him to cough again and again.

"Bear"

The old donkey's vague words echoed in his ears, Jiang Xiaoqi's mind was a little messy, at this moment he was full of anger, he just wanted to kill those executioners who slaughtered the village, but now looking at the messy village, Jiang Xiaoqi was very confused, he didn't know who had been here to kill this group of ordinary villagers. There was an empty anger in his heart, but there was nowhere to vent it, so just like that, the anger that filled his heart became more and more intense, and his deep eyes were rendered with a touch of pure black at this moment.

"If this continues, sooner or later, this kid will have to go mad. ”

Looking at the increasingly vigorous black flames around Jiang Xiaoqi, a trace of anxiety flashed across the old donkey's face, if this guy really continued, then this evil demonic qi would sooner or later devour his mind, and he would be reduced to a soulless killing machine.

"Phew, boy, you're now requisitioned, come with us. ”

Just when the old donkey was anxious, a sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and immediately, the old donkey turned around and hurriedly turned his head to look, and then, a team of people and horses suddenly appeared in the old donkey's huge pupils, the queue was scattered, the people were tall and the horses were large, each with a banditry spirit, and the rough estimate was that the number was no less than fifteen.

The leader was holding a horsewhip, standing at the head of the village and looking at Jiang Xiaoqi who was covered in black light, and his words were full of rebelliousness. Immediately, seeing him drive forward, he waved his horsewhip at Jiang Xiaoqi in the village with his head held high, and said arrogantly.

"Well, these people are afraid that they will suffer. ”

The old donkey looked at the group of horse bandits who came in a mighty way, bared his big teeth, and said with a bit of schadenfreude, and his big mouth grinned to the root of his ears.

"What about you, do you hear me? The whole village is a bunch of uncivilized hillbillies. ”

When the words fell, the horse bandit led by him raised his long whip and shook it hard, and the tip of the whip was mixed with a bit of spiritual power, and he slashed at Jiang Xiaoqi, who was covered in black light not far away, and his words were mixed with arrogant ridicule.

"Boom"

The next moment, Jiang Xiaoqi's figure moved, his dark pupils stared at the horse bandit led by him, his body was full of demonic energy, and the pupils of his eyes were all rendered into a deep black. In the flash of light, a dark red long knife was held in his hand, and his body was like a streamer, wrapped in a majestic black aura, and went straight to the horse bandit. The figure swept out, and he didn't avoid the long whip that carried spiritual power at all.

"Looking for Death"

Looking at the figure that Jiang Xiaoqi was facing directly, a touch of ruthlessness flashed over the horse bandit's face full of scars, and with a step on the soles of his feet, his figure rose into the air, and a long knife also swept out of his hand, glowing with a cold light. The horse bandit was surrounded by spiritual light, his breath was good, and his body rushed straight towards Jiang Xiaoqi.

"Sting"

Without any fancy swing of the knife light, Jiang Xiaoqi's figure froze, raised his head slightly, and his cold gaze did not have a trace of emotional fluctuations. And the horse bandit behind him, without even having a chance to make a knife, was split by the light and shadow in Jiang Xiaoqi's hand, the whole person was split in two from the middle, and the red blood sprinkled all over Jiang Xiaoqi's handsome face, with the surging dark demonic qi around his body, he looked like a bloodthirsty Shura who came out of hell.

"Let's go together. ”

The boss was forced, and the many horse bandits not far away were startled at first, and then their faces appeared with fierce expressions. These people are all outlaw bandits, and they are all doing things like licking blood on the tip of a knife, so naturally they will not be frightened by a young man like Jiang Xiaoqi, although he looks very tough.

The horse team roared past, and a team of more than a dozen people rushed together, shouting a hoarse roar in their mouths, and the various spiritual power rays on their bodies went straight to Jiang Xiaoqi.

"Sting"

"Boom"

The horse team roared past, and Jiang Xiaoqi's body was like a ghost, shuttling through the horse team, completely unable to figure out his figure. Everywhere he passed, there would be a figure falling to the ground, blood splattered on the spot, and even the war horse was split together under the swing of the dark red long knife, and the blood stained his white clothes red, and at the same time, the blood stained on Jiang Xiaoqi's face became more and more red.

"Boom"

With the last fleeing figure being slashed, this group of horse bandits was completely wiped out, no one survived, not even a whole corpse was left, and the figure and the war horse were all slashed by the dark red long knife, and they were cut off with one sword.

In the blood-soaked field, only a figure with a long knife stood alone, his white clothes soaked in blood, and the black flames around him slowly burned, making him look like a demon crawling out of hell.