The trip is imminent, of course Zhang Zhao is happy, and when he delivers breakfast, he will tell the elders the news, he will be able to return at least for nearly a month, and the fat master has also arranged for the disciples who will deliver food for him.

The elders of the Yangxian Hall had always thought that they had nothing to worry about, but after hearing the news, they each ate with their heads bored, and they didn't even say a few words to Sheng Jin.

Zhang Zhao, who was full of joy and anticipation in his heart, did not feel the change in the mood of the elders, and went to Elder Gu after cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks. Elder Gu didn't have any expression when he heard this, and he had a trick with Zhang Zhao as usual, and after the end, he didn't let Zhang Zhao leave as before.

"Zhang Zhao, although you are only a Mumeng competition, you are also my Lingxiao person after all. I'll talk to you about something out there. Elder Gu asked Zhang Zhao to come and sit down and tell him in detail.

"There are five domains above the five Xuan, respectively named after the five elements, my Lingxiao is located on the southwest edge of the Xuanmu Domain, although there is some prestige thousands of years ago, but there is no achievement in these hundreds of years, and you must be patient in the first place, do not argue with others, so as not to cause trouble. ”

"There are many sects of the Five Xuanmen, all of which have always been headed by the Blue Sky outside the Heavens, and the places where the main affairs in each domain are also called the Five Xuanmen of the Heavenly Gate. On the Xuanmu Domain, Xuanmu City is the mainstay, and the Red Maple Sect, Guizhu Mountain, Chibai City, and Wanhua Pavilion are among the four saints of Xuanmu. The other four domains are also a major number auxiliary, but they are only different in genres. ”

Elder Gu looked at Zhang Zhao and said directly: "Lingxiao only belongs to the middle-rate sect in the Xuanmu Domain, and there are hundreds of sects with similar strength to us in this domain alone, and there are as many cultivators as there are cows, and there are countless strong people who are hidden in the world, so we must not rely on our martial arts to be strong." ”

"The three types of cultivators have their own strengths, and they are distinguished by the three realms. Martial artists learn physical skills, or swords, or fists and feet. The Taoist uses the magic talisman to move quickly, or to send ice and fire. Immortals meditate and practice qi, gathering spirits into the body. No matter which one of the achievements there is, even if you have entered the threshold of a cultivator, it is called the lower three realms. ”

Seeing the yearning on Zhang Zhao's face, Elder Gu said, "You can barely count the martial artists of the Three Realms now. Zhang Zhao was surprised in his heart, how could he become a cultivator unconsciously.

"Elder Gu, how can I still be considered a cultivator? I can't do anything?" Zhang Zhao's face was full of confusion.

Elder Gu glared at him angrily: "I taught you those five sword moves, aren't you very hard-working?

Zhang Zhao hurriedly said: "But I know those five forms." Elder Gu was furious when he heard this: "Then it depends on who taught you, and I have the final say." ”

Zhang Zhao didn't dare to say any more, nodded again and again, and acquiesced in his sudden identity as a cultivator. Elder Gu calmed down for a moment, and then continued: "Among the cultivators of the lower three realms, the martial artist is the strongest, the Daoist is the second, and the immortal is the weakest. ”

"After a martial artist has completed his skills, he or she may practice gathering spirits into the body, and he can concentrate on his body or weapons to hurt people with his anger. Or engrave runes on the body of the sword to help it determine. The Taoist can turn qi into a talisman or use a talisman to practice a weapon, an immortal can fly out of the weapon, or make the qi of the five elements hurt people with physical skills. Any two complement each other, and you have entered the middle three realms. At this time, it depends on their own cultivation, and it is difficult to distinguish between strong and weak. ”

Zhang Zhao listened energetically, and when he saw Elder Gu pause when he said this, he hurriedly asked, "Elder Gu, what realm are you?"

Elder Gu smiled with a bitter face, but did not answer his question directly: "The most important thing for a martial artist is potential, and his skill can be integrated with the surrounding situation, and his every move is unstoppable. The highest Taoist is the unity of all things, no matter what kind of equipment and aura around him can be used for him, and he can break the enemy at will. Immortals can use their natal weapons to practice talismans or generate the five elements at will. It can be regarded as the upper three realms. ”

He looked at Zhang Zhao: "The cultivators of the upper three realms are different from the middle and lower realms, and they have to be divided into some levels, and the first time they enter the upper three realms is called Sanhua. Wait until the spirit of the five elements is the five qi. Seeing through life and death is yin and yang. Although there is a cave above yin and yang, it is only a legend so far. ”

"I'm only now proficient in the five qis, but I can't see through the barrier between life and death, and I'm still one step away from the yin and yang realm. Elder Gu sighed lightly. "Zhang Zhao, I say this to let you know that there are people outside the world, although you have some strength and have learned some knife techniques, you are still insignificant above the five mysteries. What's more, in addition to the Five Xuan, there are also the Wild Clan, the Brave Beast Clan, the Demon King, and there are many powerful parties who do not belong to the Five Xuan Domain. Be cautious and not careless. ”

Zhang Zhao realized Elder Gu's deep meaning and nodded again and again. "Thank you Elder Gu, I must be careful. Elder Gu waved his hand: "You go, you won't use it tomorrow." Prepare well. ”

Zhang Zhao said: "Elder Gu, are you done?" What sects are there in the other four domains, and those desolate beast tides and the like haven't been clarified?"

Elder Gu gave him a blank look: "You kid, when I am telling you a story?" Zhang Zhao smiled embarrassedly, said goodbye to leave, and after walking a few steps, he heard Elder Gu say behind him: "Be careful, I'll tell you slowly when you come back." Zhang Zhaoxing rushed to agree and walked out quickly.

When they arrived at the Yangxian Hall in the evening, the elders who were silent at breakfast all found some reasons and talked to Zhang Zhao about the things to pay attention to when traveling. Zhang Zhao studied the words of Elder Gu by the way, and all the elders were a little surprised.

"Where are you good-looking, kid?" Sheng Jin finished eating the rice in the bowl in a few bites, looked Zhang Zhao up and down, and he pointed at Pang Feiyang: "First Senior Brother Pang ran errands for you to catch thieves, and then pointed out what kind of physical training things you have." Senior Brother Gu didn't say a word with a bitter face all day long, it doesn't count to teach you sword techniques, and he has talked so much to you, could it be that his son's temperament has changed since he disappeared?"

Liu Feng immediately reprimanded: "Sheng Datou, you are really open-mouthed, and you also talk nonsense about this kind of thing." ”

Zhang Zhao was very curious, and hurriedly asked, "Why is Elder Gu's son missing?"

"I haven't been gone for many years inexplicably, and I don't know if I'm alive or dead now, Senior Brother Gu didn't talk to everyone very much, and no one dared to ask him what was going on. Sheng Jin ignored Liu Feng's eyes and confessed. "It's not something to be seen for. What can't be said. ”

Liu Feng saw that he couldn't control Sheng Jin, so he had to say to Zhang Zhao: "Zhang Zhao, Senior Brother Gu, don't ask nonsense, so as not to arouse his sadness." ”

Zhang Zhao nodded: "I know, I don't think Elder Gu looks very sad on weekdays. ”

"How do you want him to be sad? Senior Brother Gu's face has been like that since I entered the Lingxiao, every time I see him, I want to ask him what is uncomfortable on his body. Sheng Jin began to talk nonsense again.

The elders had no choice but to divert the topic and talk about the situation in other areas above the Five Xuans that Zhang Zhao was interested in. Zhang Zhao listened with relish.

After cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Zhang Zhao stood in the hall and asked when he was about to leave: "Elders, Elder Gu said that I am already a martial artist of the lower three realms, am I really a cultivator?"

The elders had never seen Zhang Zhao's level, Pang Feiyang thought for a while: "Your posture of training should have some effect on boosting strength, and Senior Brother Gu's Qiankun sword technique is a profound martial art that seems to be simple and complex. Although you are not a formal beginner, it should be about the same as the lower three realm cultivators of ordinary third-rate sects. ”

After weighing it, he gave a positive answer: "So Senior Brother Gu is right, you should be counted as a martial artist of the lower three realms." ”

Zhang Zhao cheered and rushed out the door. The people in the house heard him laughing and shouting outside, "Hahaha, I'm finally a cultivator." ”

Wu Xuan casually pulls out a person who has learned a few times in various sects and sects, and he can be called a cultivator of the lower three realms, and the meaning of this title can only show that it is a little different from ordinary people.

"What's there to be happy about?" All the elders had a smile on their faces, and Liu Feng immediately sighed: "A few decades ago, Senior Brother Gu of Huiwutang successfully broke through the realm on the mountain path and became the first cultivator of the Upper Three Realms in the past hundred years of my Lingxiao, at that time, the whole sect was excited and inspired, who would have thought that the current world would become like this." ”

Deng Chun nodded: "I still remember the situation back then, at that time, I thought that there was a cultivator in the upper three realms in the gate who could compete for the five mysteries. I didn't expect that the progress of the cultivator realm in the past few decades would be so great. ”

Leng Pingyuan also has a deep understanding: "If you don't bring three or five kinds of brilliance with you when you go out to wander these days, you will be embarrassed to do it with others." ”

Lying on the bed, Zhang Zhao was still excited to have the name of a cultivator, thinking that when he walked out of the town a few months ago, he was still an ordinary pig-killing boy, but now he has officially stepped into the world of his dreams. After reciting the scriptures, he turned the golden characters into human shapes, and practiced the Vajra body and the five-style Qiankun knife technique more vigorously until he fell asleep.

This night Zhang Zhao had a dream, he dreamed that he went back to the town, and told the neighbors about becoming a cultivator door to door, everyone in the town rushed out of the house and laughed and screamed around him, and the girls who usually avoided him all smiled at him, and he went to the shopkeeper of the various shops to help with a smile and talk to him softly, and even the old butcher and Uncle Wang, who had always looked down on each other, also hugged each other and nodded at him again and again.

Whether it was Elder Gu who taught him a few sword techniques, or Pang Feiyang who instructed him in his physical skills, including the elders who laughed wildly and smiled at Zhang Zhao after he was called a cultivator, they all overlooked a detail.

It only took Zhang Zhao a month to combine several moves of the Qiankun Sword Technique, and let a martial artist who was at the peak of the Five Qi of the Three Realms take a step back when he blocked it. With such extraordinary understanding and strength, such a move was made, and such consequences were caused. How could a Lower Three Realms martial artist do it?

Two days passed in a blink of an eye, Zhang Zhao said goodbye to the elders of Yangxian Hall and the people in the back kitchen, and followed Lao Sha down the mountain road.

But his attention was immediately drawn to what was in front of him, four horses with shiny black manes, and only a tall steed with a handful of snow-white long hair on the top of his head, pulling a cart about a foot wide, was waiting in front of him.

Lao Sha pointed to the carriage: "Zhang Zhao, you go first." ”

Zhang Zhao didn't get into the car, but first circled around the horses that were taller than himself: "Uncle Sha, these horses belong to your tribe?"

Lao Sha nodded with a smile: "Of course, this is called the white-headed chasing horse, which is a unique horse breed of our white-headed tribe." A horse is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. ”

Zhang Zhao got into the carriage and exclaimed: "If there is such a horse-drawn carriage, Uncle Wang will definitely be very happy." ”

Lao Sha asked who Uncle Wang was, and laughed after listening: "Zhang Zhao, only a wealthy family would buy such a horse-drawn carriage, in our tribe, such a carriage is also used to welcome distinguished guests, and the ordinary carriage will fall apart after a while." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a whip, Zhang Zhao leaned back against the inside of the carriage, listening to the sound of the wheels rolling under the carriage continuously, and his whole body was full of light and fluttering feelings.

Zhang Zhao was taken aback, and then excitedly opened the window and looked out, the scenery on both sides of the road flashed quickly, quite like when the Jiang City Lord carried him and ran away.

Lao Sha looked at Zhang Zhao's expression and smiled slightly, he took out some food from the food box next to him and put it on the table, beckoning Zhang Zhao to taste it, Zhang Zhao ate sweet and sour cheese, and drank the creamy milk tea in the mouth, feeling very fresh. He pointed to a plate of sliced meat cut into rounds on the table and asked, "Uncle Sha, what kind of meat is this, why have I never seen it?"

Lao Shahaha laughed: "This is beef, but it is chopped into the skin and squeezed into the internal organs, and then tied tightly to dry and roast, which is very common among our herdsman tribes, and the ancient shepherd language is called Tubango, which means strips of meat." ”

Zhang Zhao even ate a few pieces, felt that it tasted good, and asked Lao Sha carefully how to do it, and made up his mind to try it when he came back.

The two talked for a while, and Zhang Zhao knew that he was just going to the Baitou tribe now, and after meeting with those in his tribe who participated in horseback riding, archery, wrestling, and wrestling, they would go to the Danhe grassland together.

Idle, Lao Sha told Zhang Zhao about the pastures that the Baimu Race Club was fighting for. The tribes of the Baimu League have traveled all over the five mysteries for hundreds of years, and whenever they find an unknown pasture suitable for feeding livestock, they will give their tribe the name.

The top ten grasslands are the large-scale grasslands that are most suitable for feeding all kinds of livestock and grow quickly enough to stay for a long time after years of observation and experience of the ancestors of more than 100 tribes.

The types of grass in these ten pastures are different, and the livestock fed are not only tall and strong, but also have much more delicious meat and milk than ordinary pastures. This phenomenon was discovered by some herdsman tribes hundreds of years ago, and over time, even the famous families on the Wuxuan Dynasty knew the difference in livestock produced in these grasslands.

An ordinary cow deer weighs hundreds of catties, and can only be sold for hundreds of taels of silver in the people's market, and the profit is only tens of taels of silver. If this cow deer is from any of the top ten pastures, its value will immediately increase several times, not only can it easily get a thousand taels of silver, but it is also in short supply.

There are countless family sects with rich backgrounds in the five Xuanshang, and the selling prices of livestock in the top ten grasslands are getting higher and higher as they rush to buy. Some famous families even require that all the meat during the banquet come from the ten pastures.

Supported by huge profits, the herdsman tribe that had the ability to occupy the ten major pastures quickly became powerful. Although several of these pastures have changed hands several times, the top five grasslands of Danhe, Scorching Sun, Gold, Ox Tooth, and Kuaidao have been firmly controlled by the five major herdsman tribes for hundreds of years. Since the discovery of the pastures and the name of their tribe, only these five pastures have never changed owners.

Zhang Zhao asked, "Uncle Sha, is there any grassland that uses the name of your tribe?"

Lao Sha nodded: "Yes, yes, but the grass in the Baitou Grassland is too different from these top ten grasslands." If you raise more livestock, you will eat bald turf, which is really not a good place. ”

"Then what are the other five grasslands called?" Zhang Zhao liked to listen to these stories, which he had never been exposed to before.

Lao Sha said casually about these things: "There are also five grasslands of Moye, Qiuyue, Lingfeng, Sheephorn, and Huayan, but these five grasslands are no longer occupied by their original tribe. I don't know how many times I've changed it in the past few decades.

He looked at Zhang Zhao: "I don't have any intention of letting you snatch the top ten grasslands, after these top ten grasslands, there are dozens of grasslands such as Cangmu, Shuangjiang, Wutong, wildfire, yellow sheep, flying geese, etc., which are also good, and those who can't buy livestock in the top ten grasslands retreat to second, and the tribes of those grasslands are also considered to have good business." ”

Lao Sha reached out and picked up a bowl of milk tea and took a sip: "Although I am older, I still always want to do something for the tribe. The five Xuan gods have eyes, let me see you kid. ”

Zhang Zhao chewed on the cheese and asked vaguely: "Uncle Sha, are the people from those tribes who occupy the top ten grasslands very powerful?"

Lao Sha nodded: "Of course, Zhang Zhao, your methods are indeed not slow, but those tribesmen never leave their knives every day, and slaughtering livestock is commonplace." Compared to them, you are still inexperienced. ”

Zhang Zhao was a little unconvinced in his heart, now his most confident ability is to slaughter cattle and sheep, and a dozen disciples in Lingxiao are not his opponents alone, he feels that even if there is indeed someone in the Hundred Mu Alliance who is faster than him, there will not be dozens of people.

Lao Sha saw what he was thinking, and persuaded with a smile: "It's a good thing that young people are a little sharp, and there are not a few young people in our white-headed tribe who think like you, but every time they are defeated, this kind of competition not only depends on the experience of the technique, but also on the talent." ”

He sighed helplessly: "It's a pity that there is one less person with such talent in our tribe over the years. I just hope you'll let us stay in the first round and pick a good pasture. ”

Zhang Zhao picked up the milk tea in front of him and drank it dry: "Uncle Sha, don't worry, the fat master has let Elder Gu teach me a lot of knife tricks these days, and now I feel a lot faster in my hands, I will definitely not let you send more livestock every day in vain." ”

Lao Sha smiled: "Those are nothing, after you stay in the first round, I will still send you more livestock every day." Besides, if you save so many silver taels for Lingxiao, they will definitely give you a lot of benefits. ”

The four white-headed chasing horses walked neatly, the carriage traveled fast and steady, Zhang Zhao asked Lao Sha if there was still a day to go to the Baitou tribe, and the two of them ate and drank and chatted for a while, and they both fell asleep on the cushions.

Zhang Zhao, who had gone out for the first time in such a leisurely manner, slept well, and his head shook gently as the carriage was not too bumpy. In his sleep he felt a shock in his head, as if he had been knocked by something, and immediately woke up.

Everything in front of him was the same as before, Lao Sha was still sleeping soundly with his snort, and the carriage was moving forward as usual. It doesn't seem to be anything like a stone as Zhang Zhao thought.

Zhang Zhao closed his eyes and was about to sleep for a while, but he felt that the row of golden characters in his brain that had never been separated since he had gathered enough nine was a little different. He looked closely, the nine golden words were still not separated, but there was one more next to it, since the first nine-character scripture of the requiem spell was completed, the number of golden words had not increased for several months, but he didn't expect that there was an unexpected surprise in this carriage.

Zhang Zhao was completely sleepy, lying on the carriage anxiously to see what changes had occurred after adding more golden characters, but after trying for a while, he was a little disappointed, the scope of the golden light transformation did not expand, the nine characters turned into golden light, but the tenth character was still the same, which was completely different from the situation of the first nine golden characters advancing and retreating.

This golden character must have some use, Zhang Zhao tried many times but had no result, he could only emit the golden light of the nine characters without any purpose, perceiving everything around him.

Sweeping around, Zhang Zhao's golden light transformation inadvertently swept on Lao Sha's body, and at this time, the extra tenth character suddenly scattered without warning, without a trace. Zhang Zhao hit a spirit, and the golden words in his mind returned to their original state, and the count was still ten.

Zhang Zhao felt surprised, what kind of reaction was this? He tried to gather his perception on Lao Sha's body again, except for feeling Lao Sha's steady heartbeat and breathing, there was nothing abnormal, Zhang Zhao had never probed people like this except for imitating some movements with golden light transformation, when he let his perception penetrate into Lao Sha's body for the first time, even the blood flow on Lao Sha's body, and the slight shaking of his hands and feet in his sleep could be felt.

This is nothing abnormal compared to usual, when his perception swept over Lao Sha's head, the tenth golden character in his brain spread out again, and Zhang Zhao felt the same shock in his brain as just now, and all the golden characters were restored.

It seems that this golden word really has no effect, Zhang Zhao sighed and lay down again, at this time he felt that he was inexplicably a little worried. It was as if there was something extremely important about the future that could not be told to anyone.

Zhang Zhao sat up again, his temperament can definitely be called optimistic and positive, even if the old butcher was sick back then, although he was worried about going around to help to make money, he would not be aggrieved like this.

He sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and vaguely found that this sudden sorrow was not his original emotion. It's like putting yourself in the shoes of a friend who is in trouble, and now this sadness has faded and no longer bothers him. But where did this inexplicable emotion come from?

Zhang Zhao thought back to the process just now, and once again condensed the golden light transformation on Lao Sha's body. When the perception touched Lao Sha's head, the tenth character suddenly shattered and disappeared, and his brain was shocked, and the golden character returned to its original state. Immediately, Zhang Zhao clearly felt the strong worry.

"It seems that Uncle Sha is still very worried about this event. Zhang Zhao sighed, he could understand Lao Sha's feelings, but he immediately realized the strangeness of this matter.

"How can I possibly know how Uncle Sha is feeling now?"