After many days, Zhao Zheng and Xuan Xuan had already moved away from Qibao County. In the early morning of this day, Zhao Zheng got up early in the morning, and when he saw that Xuan Xuan had not yet gotten up, he found a secluded place and entered the "Acceptance Quiet Room" to start his first cultivation today.

Before entering this quest, you can choose to transfer the items in the warehouse to the quest, which is the biggest difference between this quest and the Empty Quiet Room. Under Zhao Zheng's adjustment, several bright silver ingots were brought in.

Zhao Zheng sat upright in the octagonal cyan room, placed several silver ingots in front of him, changed his gestures one after another, crackled his palm, and finally pointed to one of the silver ingots with two fingers. His internal force erupted from his fingers and landed on the surface of the silver ingot. After a while, he saw a faint silver light wafting from the silver ingot, which slowly poured into his fingertips along the channel formed by the internal force.

These silver rays are the gold yuan, one of the six spirit elements, which represent hardness and edge, and most of these spirit elements are contained in metal objects.

Gold and silver, as precious metals, all contain gold dollars, but they contain less, and if they are used for cultivation, they are not ideal.

Zhao Zheng has not yet been able to refine the Gengyang Golden Pill that contains a large amount of gold yuan, so for the time being, he can only use ordinary gold and silver as cultivation materials, and after he refines the Gengyang Golden Pill, he will abandon these gold and silver.

Lin Jiyuan once sent him most of the materials for refining Gengyang Jindan, but there was only a lack of materials like "Linglong Stone", Lin Jiyuan didn't know where to find "Linglong Stone", but he knew it very clearly.

Linglong stone is produced in several mines in the territory of Nam Gan Province, and the production is very scarce. These caves are controlled by a small sect called "Qishimen", which is located exactly on Zhao Zheng's walking route. When you get to the place, you can pay for the exquisite stone.

Cultivating the Nine Veins and Six Yuan Sutras is full of difficulties. But the benefits are also obvious. Once after softening a large amount of gold dollars in the internal forces. The nature of the internal force will change, and it will become sharp, and even if you fight empty-handed, you can unleash an attack with a slashing nature. If you cultivate to a high depth, you can even cut gold and jade with your bare hands!

If you fight with a blade, this advantage will become more obvious, the blade will become sharper, and the external internal force can be extended further. Increased offensive range.

If two martial artists of the same cultivation are fighting, one uses ordinary internal force and the other uses six-element internal force, it must be more advantageous to use six-element internal force.

After some slow absorption, most of the gold yuan in the silver ingot flowed into Zhao Zheng's body, and the silver ingot became much darker, losing the luster that silver should have, and becoming like an iron block.

Zhao Zheng incorporated all the gold yuan into the dantian and crushed it with the internal force of the human yuan, turning it into extremely tiny particles. Blend into the body. Among the six elements of internal force, the human element of the spirit of heaven and earth is the mainstay. The other five spirit elements are controlled by the human element, which complement each other and become one.

Although the amount absorbed this time was extremely small, it also played a certain role, making his internal force with a hint of gold yuan. Practicing martial arts has always required hard work, even if it is the world's top martial arts, only after some arduous cultivation, can this high-grade martial arts exert its true power.

After the cultivation was over, Zhao Zheng quit the dungeon refreshed and walked back to the side of the road from the forest.

Genzo had woken up at this time, and was torturing himself while eating. He raised one leg above his head, grabbed it with his hand, and pinched a raw potato in the other hand, and ate it with the skin. He only eats half a potato every day, and he will eat a few bites in the morning, a few more bites at noon, and then stop eating in the afternoon, maintaining the habit of not eating until noon.

"Is the master interested in dining with me?" Zhao Zheng asked with a casual smile.

"Oral desire is also a kind of desire, and poor monks don't want to be bothered by it." Xuan Xuan recited a Buddha name, and then replied.

Zhao Zheng knew that Xuan Xuan would not agree, so he didn't care, opened his luggage, took out the dry food, and ate his own.

After eating, the two of them set out on the road together, riding along the cold and dry road. Zhao Zheng's posture of riding a horse was very ordinary, while the posture of Xuan Xuan riding a horse was much stranger.

Instead of sitting on the horse's back, Xuan Xuan stretched out his hands and pressed on it, and stretched his legs backwards to form a bend of nearly 180 degrees, leaning on his toes to hook the reins and steer the horse forward. This difficult action is no different from juggling, not to mention ordinary people, even martial artists are difficult to do.

Like other ascetics, Xuan Xuan learned yoga skills, and in the process of twisting his limbs, he could not only torture himself, but also subtly improve his martial arts cultivation. This kind of martial arts is a kind of miraculous skill, and few people practice it, but if it is practiced, the power is not small.

Walking on the road, Zhao Zheng was extremely bored, and asked a question: "Master, did you become a family before you became a monk?" ”

"I have married a family and married a wife." Xuan Xuan replied.

"Have you ever had a baby?"

"I gave birth, but I died not long after I was born."

"It's a pity." Zhao Zheng shook his head slightly.

"At that time, I had not yet been exposed to the Dharma, and I was not virtuous enough, so I was not able to keep this child. Over the years, I have often recited the Buddha to dedicate to him, hoping that he will be able to get rid of the suffering of samsara as soon as possible. Xuan Xuan's expression was as usual, and he was not discouraged by the mention of sad things.

"In addition to your wife and children, do you have any relatives at home?"

"Both parents are here."

"Since you have so many family members, did they stop you from becoming a monk before you became a monk?" Zhao Zheng was curious.

"I did, but I didn't heed their advice."

"To learn Buddhism, you must be filial, but if you leave home despite your parents' obstruction, and you haven't been with your parents all these years, is it considered unfilial piety?"

"I can't do my filial piety, but I can do my filial piety."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Staying by the side of your parents and serving your parents for a good death can only fulfill the filial piety of this life, which is a small filial piety. When I complete my practice and become a Buddha, I will be able to save my parents, so that my parents can forever get rid of the suffering of samsara and enjoy eternal happiness, which is the great filial piety. I gave up my small filial piety and chose my big filial piety, and my parents will not understand me for the time being. But wait until I become a Buddha. They'll understand me. ”

"That's what the monks think." Zhao Zheng stopped talking. Because he is incompatible with Xuanxuan's thoughts, any further discussion must lead to a debate.

The two walked forward for a while, and a wisp of cooking smoke was faintly wafting on the horizon, obviously someone was making a fire.

Zhao Zhengcheng talked to Xuan Xuan, an ascetic, about learning Buddhism, and he was already a little tired, and he was happy to find another group of people to accompany him. He hastened his horses and hurried to the front, wanting to see if the group was going north or south.

Left side of the road. A group of five sat around a burning stove and scooped the gruel in a bowl. Among the five people, four men and one woman, all of the men are sturdy, with swords at their waists, and the only woman has a soft body and poignant eyebrows, which has a special beauty of wounded spring.

When Zhao Zheng saw these five people, his eyes suddenly locked on the woman, and blurted out: "Begonia girl? ”

The woman was the Begonia girl, and her wrist trembled slightly when she heard this. straightened up his bumpy body and looked at Zhao Zheng. Surprised: "Zhao Gongzi, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

"I'm also surprised, this is such a coincidence, why are you here?" Zhao Zheng was pleasantly surprised, urging the horses to run next to the five people.

The four big men who were traveling with Begonia each glanced at each other, exchanged glances, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and stood up one after another.

Haitang saluted Zhao Zhengying and replied: "The little girl was lucky enough to meet a good person, he redeemed himself for me, and I am now a free person." After leaving Baihua Pavilion, it is inconvenient for me to stay in Qibao County, so I plan to go south to settle in Nangan Province and start a new life. ”

Zhao Zheng suddenly realized that Begonia would appear here and had a direct relationship with him.

It's right to think about it, Begonia is a fireworks woman after all, and she has a bad reputation when she says it, so she naturally has to leave Qibao County and go to a brand new place after redeeming herself. If you want to move, it is better to have a pleasant climate than the cold province of Beiju.

"That's really congratulations, you can live a free life in the future." Zhao Zheng said with a smile.

"yes, thanks to the kind man who didn't want to be named. I don't know who he really is, and why he wants to help me redeem myself, if I know his identity, I must thank him well. Begonia showed a rare smile.

"He didn't give his name, probably because it was inconvenient."

"Well, I heard the old mother say that he covered his face with a black scarf, looking mysterious."

This mysterious person is Zhao Zheng himself, he smiled secretly in his heart, and changed the topic and asked, "Miss Begonia, what are your plans after you move to Nangan Province?" ”

"You'd better change your name. Begonia is just my stage name in Baihua Pavilion, my real name is Xu Hong, you can call me Xu Hong directly in the future. The stage name Begonia, I don't use it anymore. ”

"Okay, I'll call you by your real name in the future."

"I don't have any clear plans for the time being, and when I get to Nangan Province, I'll take one step at a time." Xu Hong picked up the topic just now and replied.

"I see, this road is not smooth, it is better for us to walk together. If there is any trouble, we can take care of each other. Zhao Zheng proposed, he would be happy to give Xu Hong a gift, and it would be better to see Xu Hong live a new life in a new place.

"It couldn't be better." Xu Hong readily agreed.

"Patronizing the two of us talking, you haven't introduced me to these big brothers." Zhao Zheng's gaze wandered and fell on the other four people, he had seen these people for the first time, and he felt very strange.

"It's a long way from Qibao County to Nangan Province, and it's not safe for me to go on the road alone, so I hired these dart masters to protect me. They are all dart masters of Qibao County's 'Heaven and Earth Dart Bureau', each with extraordinary skills, you know each other. Xu Hong said.

In Qibao County, the most famous dart game is the Ping An Dart Game, which is not famous, and there is no major task related to it in the game.

Zhao Zheng recalled it in his heart, but couldn't find any impression, guessing that this was a newly opened dart game, so he hugged his fists with the four of them and said: "Under Zhao Zheng, I have seen all my brothers, but I don't know your honorable names?" ”

"My name is Zhou Kui, and I am the oldest among the brothers, and I am in charge of the escort mission this time. I see Zhao Gongzi, you are carrying a sword on your waist, and you must also be a martial artist, so I rely on you to help you on the way. The man at the head of the four returned the salute with his fists, he was born with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and he looked very good-looking, and placed a flower spear with a white rod and red spike at his feet.

The other three dart masters also introduced themselves one after another, and they were polite to Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng took a look at these dart masters, said a few polite words, and then pulled Xuan Xuan over and introduced him.

Ascetics are very rare, and several of them are still seeing them for the first time, and they are all a little surprised, and they look at Xuan Xuan a few more times.

At Xu Hong's strong invitation, Zhao Zheng sat down to have a hot breakfast with everyone, and then went on the road together.

Xu Hong's team had two carriages, one was reserved for Xu Hong to ride, the other was used to transport supplies, and the rest of the people all rode forward, and the speed was okay.

Zhao Zheng had a new companion, and he talked more along the way, and often chatted with Zhou Kui and others on the way. His previous guess was really good, the Heaven and Earth Dart Bureau is a newly opened dart game, so the price is relatively cheap, if it is replaced by a time-honored dart game like Ping An Dart Bureau, it will take a lot of money to escort such a long journey, and Xu Hong can't afford it.

After a few days of contact, Zhao Zheng felt that Zhou Kui and the others were not bad, and they were all real people on the surface.

However, this reality is only "superficial".

Before leaving, Shen Luoxia was right, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and they can't see anything on the surface.

When resting that night, Zhou Kui and another black-faced dart master left the team and entered the depths of the forest on the grounds of relieving their hands. The two of them found two nearby trees, unbuckled their trouser belts, and poured two bubbles of fertilizer under the roots.

"Brother Zhou, that kid surnamed Zhao is too much of a hindrance, if he has been with us, how can we do it?" The black-faced dart master snorted.

"If there is no kid surnamed Zhao, we can sell that bitch when we get to Lianghe County, and we can take her property by the way, but if the kid surnamed Zhao is here, it will be inconvenient to start. Damn, if I had known this, I would have done it earlier, and tied that bitch with a rope and threw it in the car, how could I get into so much trouble. Zhou Kui's originally generous and kind expression disappeared, his eyebrows sank down, and his face became extremely gloomy.

"You can't say that, if you start too early, you might force her to death, and you won't be able to pass the city check."

"It's better to force her to death than to get nothing, can't it be true that we should go all the way to send her to Nangan Province? Don't dream, that commission isn't enough for me to cover for a month. ”

"So what do you say?"

"What else can I do? I can only wait and see, if the kid surnamed Zhao leaves halfway with the ascetic, it will be better, if they don't leave, then find a good opportunity and do it with them. Several of us are bandits, and it's not easy to kill someone. Zhou Kui said viciously.

"But the kid surnamed Zhao seems to be quite powerful, and the ascetic is also very eccentric, and he doesn't look so easy to deal with."

"It doesn't matter if he's easy to deal with or difficult to deal with, when they fall asleep and have a knife for one person, they won't be able to show their skills even if they have one body." Zhou Kui snorted, disapproving. (To be continued.) )