"Hey, I really don't accept the old man, I'm old, and it's so hard to go to a thatched house, hey!" Behind the thatched house, the ghost figure appeared, rubbing his stomach and sighing.

In order not to let Mo Xuan notice, the ghost pretended that nothing had happened, although it was very difficult to hide the emotions of extermination, but for the sake of the Mo clan, the ghost shadow had to do this.

Hearing a voice behind the house, the young man walked over with a smile and asked, "Uncle Ghost, why have you been gone for so long, I thought you were captured by a fairy?"

"It's good that you haven't been captured by the imps. The ghost smiled and scolded, looking at the young man's immature little face, he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart. "Young Master Xuan, the moonlight is good today, do you want to hear another story?"

"Okay. The boy's face was full of joy.

"Okay, then let's go to the stream and sit down, it just so happens that I still have one or two good Pu'er by my side, we can talk while tasting, and I will also take a look at the young master's tea-making skills by the way." The ghost said.

"Well, no problem. ”

The young man smiled, couldn't go into the house, took out a stove and an iron kettle, put them next to the stone table by the stream, and lit the flames directly.

The ghost figure sat down, and the boy quickly boiled the water, and made a cup of fragrant hot tea with great skill. Looking at the young man's movements, the ghost nodded appreciatively, took the teacup, put it under his nose and smelled it, nodded slightly, and then drank it all.

"Good tea. The ghost pouted in praise.

The young man smiled and urged: "Uncle Ghost, you have drunk all the tea, hurry up and tell the story." ”

"Make another drink. The ghost gestured to the teacup.

The boy was helpless, so he had to make another glass.

The ghost shadow drank it, put the teacup on the stone table, looked up at the starry sky, and said, "Young master, today's night is really good, I'll tell you a story about the stars." ”

"Uh-huh, okay. The boy nodded, and continued to boil water and make tea.

The ghost said, "Legend has it that there are two gods in this sky, one is called the moon god and the other is called the star god. The star god is responsible for wiping the stars clean and then hanging them in the sky at night, and the moon god is responsible for wiping the moon clean and hanging the moon in the sky at night. Since there is only one moon in the sky, the moon god easily finishes his work every day. But the star god is different, there are thousands of stars in the sky, and the star god is from morning to night, from night to morning, almost all day long. At first, the star god didn't care, but after a long time, the star god began to complain, why he and the moon god are both immortals, the moon god just hangs a moon every day, but he has to hang it all day. Later, the star god went to the Jade Emperor to comment, and the Jade Emperor said that if the star god could rub out a star brighter than the moon, the Jade Emperor would let the star god be the moon god. The star god was very happy after hearing this, and after going back, he repeatedly rubbed the stars, due to limited energy, the star god worked all day on rubbing a star, and finally, in the efforts of the star god, the star was rubbed bright enough by him, and it could be used as the moon. However, the other stars have not been wiped for a long time, so they slowly lose their luster and fade down. Later, the Jade Emperor fulfilled his promise and made the star god the moon god, and the moon god became the star god. The star god who became the god of the moon was very happy, and happily went to the sky to hang the moon he rubbed. But half a month later, the star god went to complain to the Jade Emperor again, saying that he didn't want to be the moon god, he wanted to be the star god, because although he was tired of being a star god, it was very easy to rub the stars every day. But being the god of the moon is different, you have to wipe the moon very brightly every day, and you can't have a little bit of dust, so the star god has to wipe the moon from morning to night. ”

Speaking of this, the ghost looked at the young man and asked, "Young Master, do you think the Star God is doing the right thing?"

"Yes, it's not. The boy blinked.

"Why is it right and wrong?" asked the ghost, smiling.

The boy replied, "If I were a star god, I would be like him, because I also want to be the only moon in the sky." But the star god did something wrong later, since he chose to be the moon, he can't dislike it, if another star becomes the moon one day, then he can't wipe the moon even if he wants to. ”

The ghost shadow was secretly happy in his heart, and asked again: "But young master, there is a saying that the light of fireflies can compete with the bright moon, the star god originally rubbed the stars, and he also understood the meaning of this sentence, but why did he do that?"

"The light of the fireflies cannot be compared with the bright moon, but the ambition of the fireflies can be on par with the bright moon. Since the star god wants to fight for the moon, it doesn't hurt to give it a try, even if he loses, he can still wipe the stars, but if he wins, then he will become the only moon, maybe this is the star god's ambition. The boy thought and said,

"So, does the young master approve of the Star God's approach?" asked the ghost.

The young man paused, looked up at the ghost and smiled mysteriously, and slowly shook his head: "I agree, but I don't like the star god." ”

The ghost was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

"The journey of the star gods is capricious, and they only see immediate benefits, and they cannot be exchanged with them. If I had to choose, I would only be the god of the moon, and I would polish the moon so bright that I couldn't even see a little starlight in the bright sky. ”

Hearing this, the ghost shadow was stunned, his eyes swept over the young man, and he couldn't help but be stunned by the arrogance in the latter's pure eyes.

"This kid, he's going to be the sun. ”

...

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, when the east was not yet bright, the ghost shadow led Mo Xuan into the deep mountains early, and the destination of their trip was a valley in the deep mountains, because there were more macaques in the valley, so the ghost shadow called it the macaque valley.

The two of them walked one after the other, and walked for nearly two hours, and then they saw the macaque valley.

The Macaque Valley, surrounded by mountains, is covered by thousand-year-old trees. Standing on the high ground and looking at the entire canyon, you can only see the greenery, and there is no valley in sight, but you can faintly hear the sound of monkeys playing.

"Uncle Ghost, is this the Macaque Valley? It's really very strange, if it weren't for you to lead the way, I'm afraid I wouldn't have found it at all. Mo Xuan looked around and whispered.

The ghost smiled and said, "Young Master Xuan, you have to remember well, although it is said that seeing is believing and hearing is true, but many things, what you see with your eyes may not be true, and what you hear with your ears may not be true. It's like this macaque valley, you can't see it, but it's real, and whether you can find it or not depends on your own judgment, you know?"

"Well, got it. Mo Xuan nodded.

The ghost shadow patted Mo Xuan's shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's go to the valley, the living medicinal herbs I need are only available here." ”

Mo Xuan smiled happily and led the way towards the valley.

The two of them walked through the dense forest, and then got into two caves at the height of one person, and after a period of dizziness, they finally entered the macaque valley.

Standing at the entrance, looking at the entire valley, a piece of greenery. Above the valley, among the trees, hundreds of macaques frolicked and played, sometimes jumping, sometimes flipping, and as they swayed back and forth between the trees, the spots of light on the ground also jumped and changed.

The light spots are shaking, dozens of chinchillas are frolicking and chasing, they are playing and playing, and from time to time they help their partners scratch their cheeks, a scene of harmony between heaven and earth.

Looking at this scene, Mo Xuan also laughed happily. "Uncle Ghost, this place is so good, why didn't you bring me here before?"

The ghost shadow didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Young master, do you really think this place is very good?"

"Of course, the grass here is good, the scenery is also excellent, more than a hundred times better than the thatched house we live in. Mo Xuan said.

The ghost said: "I just said, sometimes what you see is not necessarily true, if you take a good look, do you really not see any clues from this valley?"

"Is there a clue?" Mo Xuan was curious, and looked around, but he didn't find anything strange. "Uncle Ghost, it's all normal, there's no clue!"

The ghost shadow patted Mo Xuan's shoulder, and after the two of them squatted down, they pointed their fingers to the center of the valley and said, "Do you see Gu Xin?

Mo Xuan gathered to look carefully, only to see that in the middle of the valley, there was a huge tree hugged by several people standing on the ground, the height of the giant tree, looking up and not seeing its end, and what made Mo Xuan strange was that the giant tree was bare from top to bottom, without a branch, and there was no green around the giant tree, and the land was like a desert, shining with sand crystals.

"That big tree is so strange, Uncle Ghost, is it dead?" Mo Xuan asked suspiciously.

The ghost shook his head, pointed to the top of the giant tree, and said, "You see, although the bottom of the giant tree is dead, but the top of it is full of branches, which is not like a dead tree. ”

Mo Xuan raised his eyes, and sure enough, as the ghost said, he was also curious at the moment, but he didn't know why.

"Uncle Ghost, what is the situation, why is the big tree like that?" Mo Xuan asked curiously.

The ghost smiled, looked at the young man, and asked, "Young master, have you ever learned about illusion?"

Mo Xuan nodded: "I know, my father once let me read some books about illusions, but I don't." ”

"Now that you've understood, it's easy to do. Young master, this macaque valley has been arranged with an illusion, this illusion is not very strong, but if you walk into it at will, it is very likely that you will lose yourself, so we must unravel this illusion in advance, otherwise it will be difficult to get the medicinal materials I want. The ghost said explanatory.

"It's an illusion, but it's not the same as what I've seen in the clan. Mo Xuan looked at the valley curiously.

The ghost smiled: "Of course it's different, what the patriarch lets you see are some high-level illusions, and that level of illusions is difficult to detect and crack. However, the illusion in the valley is relatively low-level, and it is easy to detect, and I think the person who arranged this illusion should only want to protect the valley, and has no intention of harming others. ”

"I see. Mo Xuan suddenly realized, and immediately smiled: "Uncle Ghost, since this illusion is relatively low-level, then you should quickly crack it, I still want to play in this valley for a while." ”

The ghost shook his head with a smile and said, "This illusion is too simple, and I don't bother to crack it. Otherwise, young master, since you have learned some illusions, then it is up to you to crack them. ”

Mo Xuan was stunned for a moment, pointed to his nose, and said, "I'm going to crack it, Uncle Ghost, don't be kidding, how can I crack the illusion." ”

"I can't learn it, and my injuries haven't healed yet, and I'm afraid that luck will make the injuries worse, so you can only crack them. The ghost said.

Mo Xuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, but Uncle Ghost, you have to teach me." ”

"It's nature. The ghost smiled, and there was a cunning in the depths of his eyes.

Mo Xuan glanced at the central position of the Macaque Valley, then looked at the ghost, and said, "What should I do?"

The ghost shadow didn't answer, but asked, "How many veins has the source qi in the young master's body gathered now?"

"It should be the seventh vein, but in the last two months, for some reason, the seventh vein source qi has always been dissatisfied, no matter how I gather qi, the seventh vein is like a bottomless pit. Uncle Ghost, do you think there is something wrong with my body?" Mo Xuan asked a little nervously.

Uncle Ghost shook his head and said, "No problem, your body is very good." The reason why you have been unable to gather in the seventh vein is because the source qi in your vein is still very vain, and you have to let the source qi condense before you can gather the seven veins. ”

"How can we condense the source qi as soon as possible?"

"There is no shortcut to condensing the source qi, only through your own efforts. ”

"But the source qi between heaven and earth is too thin, Uncle Ghost, why don't you bring me two source stones, as long as there are source stones, I believe that I will be able to gather ten veins and condense Wu Yuan within half a year." Mo Xuan said with a smile.

Wu Yuan, that is, the Yuan of Source Qi, and condensing Wu Yuan is a link that all the powerhouses in the Fengyun Continent must go through.

On the Fengyun Continent, everyone can sense the existence of the source qi since they hit the ground and fall to the ground, but they can't absorb the source qi at this time. When their meridians are grown, they will be able to absorb the source qi through a special method and store it in their bodies, and for this special secret method, the mainland will collectively refer to it as the source method.

There are many types of source recipes, which are divided into nine grades, with the nine grades being the highest. When cultivating the source formula, the practitioner will absorb the source qi into the body through the mysteries of the source recipe and store it in the meridians. In a cultivator's body, there are ten major meridians, and after all the ten meridians are gathered with source qi, the source qi in the cultivator's body will automatically awaken and turn into yuan, which is martial yuan.

Once the martial yuan is condensed, the source qi will automatically protect the cultivator itself at all times, and at that time, the cultivator will also successfully advance to a martial artist.

Martial artists, the lowest level of the continent's powerhouses, are also the only way for all kinds of peak powerhouses. Once you step into the martial arts, you have the qualifications to become the pinnacle master.

It's like those peak powerhouses of the Ying Clan and the Mo Clan, which of them didn't step on step by step from the martial artists? But the cultivation journey is extremely boring and hard, and those who are not the great perseverance of the great mental strength cannot step on the peak. Mo Xuan has only gathered seven veins now, and even Wu Yuan has also gathered condensation, how far his road to strength is, and whether he can persist on this road, all of this is unknown.

...

The ghost looked at Mo Xuan's immature smile, his face suddenly became serious, and he said admonishingly: "I don't want to hear this kind of thing a second time, and you don't want to have this kind of thought again." Before the martial artist, you must not use the source stone, that kind of behavior of pulling out the seedlings to help it will cause irreparable damage to the heart vein, and your path will not go too far, understand?"

The ghost's voice was very deep and loud, and Mo Xuan was secretly frightened when he heard it, and hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle Ghost, I'm joking, I haven't forgotten the big loss last time, I'm not so stupid." ”

"It's for the best. The ghost nodded silently, put a smile on his face again, and said, "Okay, don't talk about that gossip." You can cross your knees now and see if you can gather the source qi into the palm of your hand. ”

Mo Xuan nodded, sat down as he said, closed his eyes and breathed.

God walks with his heart, and his spirit moves with God. Under the control of Mo Xuan's mind, the source qi in his seven veins began to flow in his body, constantly converging towards his right hand.

The ghost's ears moved slightly, and when he heard the subtle sound coming from Mo Xuan's body, he couldn't help but smile appreciatively.

"The root of illusion is nothing more than the principle of the five elements reinforcing each other. The reason why you can hallucinate when you fall into illusion is only because the five elements of illusion and the visual senses are mutually reinforcing. If you want to crack the illusion, you must first find the foundation of the five elements of the illusion, and then use the power of the source qi to destroy the foundation of the five elements, so that the illusion can be cracked. The ghost explained.

"What is the foundation of the five elements?" Mo Xuan asked.

"The foundation of the five elements is the root of the attachment of illusion. For example, because it is located between mountains and forests, among which the wood qi is the heaviest, and the four qi of metal, water, earth, and fire are lighter, then the wood nature is the foundation of the five elements of this illusion. ”

"Then what can I do to crack this illusion?"

"There are two ways to crack this illusion, one is that since this illusion is based on wood nature as the foundation of the five elements, then you only need to find a person with a fire attribute and forcibly suppress wood with the source qi of fire, so that the illusion can be broken. Second, if there is no fire attribute cultivator, then you can use the power of the source qi to form a 'wood seal', and then forcibly seal the wood nature, so that the illusion can also be broken. The ghost said in detail.

"Since the bloodline in the young master's body has not yet been opened, I can't know what the attributes in your body are, but throughout the ancient records of the Mo clan, most of the descendants of the Mo clan are water attributes, so if you want to crack this illusion, you can only use the sealing technique now. ”

Mo Xuan nodded and said, "I understand, but Uncle Ghost, how should I end this 'Wood Seal'?"

"The thumb is the main one, and the source qi is replaced by the Xun position, and the four fingers are in the position of the five elements, respectively, and they are knotted, kan, li, and dry. This seal is the seal of the five elements of sealing wood, once cast, ordinary wood can be sealed under this seal, and this illusion can also be broken. The ghost guided.

Mo Xuan nodded, mobilized the source qi on the five fingers of his right palm, and began to condense the seal of the five elements according to the regulations. For the seal of the five elements, Mo Xuan had known about it before, and he had curiously concluded it twice, but he had never succeeded. Although he has grown a lot here now, it is unknown whether he will succeed in sealing.

Spread your hands on your legs, your palms facing the sky, and the pale yellow source qi on your five fingers flows slowly. Junior cultivators, before the Nine Veins were full and the Martial Yuan was not gathered, the source qi in their bodies was all pale yellow. Mo Xuan controls the source qi, and on the top of the five fingers, the five talismans of Xun, Gen, Kan, Li, and Qian, respectively, require full attention.

Mo Xuan held his breath and tried to condense twice, but he underestimated the difficulty of the Five Elements Seal, and connected it more than a dozen times, but none of them succeeded, until the source qi in his body was about to be exhausted, so he had to give up.

"Whew. Most of the source qi was consumed, and the feeling of fatigue instantly filled the whole body, Mo Xuan gasped, looked at the ghost, and said with a bitter face: "Uncle Ghost, this is too difficult, every time I fail in the final link of condensing the seal, is my technique wrong?"

"The technique of condensing the seal is fine, the problem is that your ability to control the source qi is not good, and you can't accurately control the source qi to form the seal. The ghost was shattered.

"The ability to control the source qi?" Mo Xuan was puzzled and asked, "Uncle Ghost, is there any cultivation trick for this ability?"

"There are no shortcuts, just rely on your own hard work. The ghost shook his head, stretched out his hand, and with a movement of his five fingers, a purple tiger beast instantly condensed, and the little beast stood in the palm of the ghost uncle's palm, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and roared, the roar, like a tiger king out of the forest, fierce and domineering.

"Uncle Ghost, did you conjure this Xuanyi Tiger with your source qi? It's really amazing, it's more real than the real thing. Looking at that little beast, Mo Xuan was full of envy.

"If you want to use the source qi to conjure a similar beast, you must have extremely high source qi control power, you must be able to sense the direction of the source qi at any time and control it, only in this way can you be as handy as I am. The ghost said, and dispersed the little beast in his hand.

Hearing what the ghost said, Mo Xuan nodded secretly, his little hands were clenched, and his eyes were full of fine light. "I'll try again. ”

The ghost shadow secretly appreciated, stood up, and said, "You practice first, I'll go and collect some low-grade vitality medicinal materials, and when I come back, if you can arrange the prototype of the Five Elements Seal, I will give you an excellent treasure." ”

"What baby?" Mo Xuan asked, baring his teeth.

"Wait until you lay it out, if you can't even lay out a prototype when I come back, then we'll continue to move the stones. The ghost shook his head and said, then turned around and went to the distance to look for low-grade medicinal herbs.

"This old man is quite mysterious. What kind of excellent treasure will it be?But since it was given by Uncle Ghost, it must not be too cold!" Looking at the back of the ghost figure leaving, Mo Xuan thought to himself. "Come on, it's just a small five-element sealing array, I don't believe I won't be able to set it up. ”

As he spoke, Mo Xuan adjusted his spirit again, gathered the source qi in the palm of his right hand, and condensed the seal of the five directions again.