Chapter 52: A Different Path
Xue Chuan listened to Xia Shou's words, and couldn't help but say, "One drop, are you brewing wine or arsenic?"
Xia Shou ignored Xue Chuan, but continued: "The raw materials of this unfragrant wine are actually just unfragrant peaches and some other herbs, but the catalysis of the earth furnace allows their essence to be released to the maximum, so it is so famous. ”
Speaking of this, Xia Shou turned his head to look at Xue Chuan and said with a smile: "Little brat, don't underestimate this fragrant wine, this is the treasure that laid the foundation for your immortal road!"
"I'm not a wine fairy," Xue Chuan said speechlessly, "Why do you still drink when you cultivate?"
"Don't want to drink?" Xia Shou's wrinkled old face also showed a very prodigal smile: "Then do you think you can get the full support of family resources like other Tianjiao?"
Xue Chuan reacted quickly: "Isn't this fragrant wine comparable to the treasure medicine that those people take?"
"Hehe, the thirty-three herbs can condense a drop of puree, plus the infiltration of the earth fire aura, what do you think?" Xia Shou smiled.
Xue Chuan's heart was shocked.
"But before I lead you on the path of cultivation, I need to tell you something. Xia Shou's expression gradually became serious.
"What's the matter?" Xue Chuan was puzzled.
Xia Shou paced to Xue Chuan's side, smoked a few puffs of dry tobacco, and then knocked Xue Chuan's shoulder with a cigarette stick, and said:
"Your bones have been replaced. ”
Xue Chuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then showed a look of disbelief: "How is this possible? Aren't my bones always in my body?"
Xia Shou shook his head: "It's true that it's always been in your body, but this one is not your bones, but the bones of this body." ”
Hearing Xia Shou's words, Xue Chuan became more and more confused: "What does this mean? Isn't my physical body my own?"
"Looks like you don't remember at all. Xia Shouyi pointed out.
Before Xue Chuan could raise his confusion, Xia Shou said: "It's enough for you to know so much, and I won't tell you if you ask again, and when you sacrifice bones in the future, you will naturally understand." ”
Xue Chuan touched his chin and looked at Xia Shou suspiciously: "How do I feel that you are just talking nonsense?"
"Believe it or not!" Xia Shou rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Xue Chuan.
Although Xue Chuan looked disapproving on the surface, he was actually in love.
"It's not my bones... What does this mean? I was replaced, and Liu Shengyi seemed to be slightly aware..."Xue Chuan pondered.
"Could it be related to Liu Shengyi's congenital defects? At the beginning, she explained that she clearly saw that my body, life element, and divine soul were all three, but she was inexplicably deficient, could it be the so-called 'bones'?" Xue Chuan suddenly had some guesses.
At this time, Xia Shou suddenly said thoughtlessly: "Don't think about it anymore, you won't know when you don't have time." ”
Xue Chuan's heart froze, and he naturally understood that this old man was peeking into his heart, so he dispelled his thoughts and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Liu Xiaoniu, you go to the attic to rest first, it's cooler over there, and you won't be too bored. Xia Shou turned his head and said to Liu Shengyi. l
Liu Shengyi naturally understood what Xia Shou meant, and there must be a spiritual thing in the attic that could help her resist the yang energy of the earth fire.
Seeing Liu Shengyi's figure dissipate directly from the same place, Xia Shou looked at Xue Chuan and looked Xue Chuan up and down carefully for the third time.
"What are you doing? Don't be so ambiguous, can you?" Xue Chuan got goosebumps, and couldn't help but put his arms on his chest, deliberately making a disgusted look and taking a few steps back.
Xia Shou sneered: "I just haven't seen such a strange-looking cripple, where do you want to go?"
"Yo, really I don't have a temper?" Xue Chuan was aroused by Xia Shou.
"What can you do if you have a temper? Pick any one of these villagers and you can hammer your dog's head. Xia Shou sneered.
Xue Chuan was silent for a moment, and looked at the big yellow dog at Xia Shou's feet with some unwillingness.
Xia Shou immediately understood what Xue Chuan meant, and couldn't help but sneer: "Forget it, even rhubarb can slap you to death with one claw." ”
"Impossible!" Xue Chuan felt insulted.
Xia Shou pointed to the big yellow dog, and his old face was full of arrogance: "Don't believe it, the rhubarb has been with me for more than 3,000 years, and you have to call it the ancestor in terms of generation!"
When Xue Chuan heard this, he stood directly on the spot.
Three... More than 3,000 years?
Rhubarb didn't care about the quarrel between the two, but rubbed Xia Shou's leg with a comfortable face, sticking out his tongue, looking stupid.
Xue Chuan suddenly had a spirit, looked at Xia Shou, and said suspiciously: "Slow, are you lying to me?"
Xia Shou squatted down and rubbed the head of the big yellow dog, and said with a sneer: "Of course I'm lying to you!Look at your stupidity, you believe this kind of nonsense, it's not uncommon to be able to do such a stupid thing as recognizing a dog as a father, tsk~~"
This can be said to be a fatal blow, which directly made Xue Chuan lose his temper, like a defeated rooster languishing: "Forget it, I lost, right? Xia Lao, I obeyed you..."
"Young man, I eat more salt than you do. Xia Shou showed a smug smile.
"Why don't I feel that your analogy is wrong?" Xue Chuan said weakly.
Xia Shou shook his head, still sparing no effort to hit Xue Chuan: "Look at you, you look like a tiger, you can embark on the path of cultivation in this life is all accumulated Yin virtue, if I am not willing to lend a hand, I am afraid that you will not be able to catch up with those geniuses and demons in your life." ”
"Don't say it... I admit defeat..."Xue Chuan felt his heart a little tired.
Xia Shou's old face, which made Xue Chuan want to punch him, changed to a serious look in an instant: "Okay, stop talking about this irrelevant nonsense, let's talk about business!"
"Obviously, you've been talking nonsense, okay!" Xue Chuan's expression was very exciting, obviously shocked by Xia Shou's ability to change his face that was stronger than himself.
Xia Shou turned a deaf ear to Xue Chuan's complaints, and then said solemnly: "I'll tell you first, I will guide you to go, it may be a road that no one has ever walked in the world!"
The solemnity in Xia Shou's words made Xue Chuan a little uneasy, and the latter said with a shy face: "That, can't we follow the general flow and follow the normal path?"
"No!" Xia Shou's attitude was very clear.
The corners of Xue Chuan's mouth twitched a few times: "It's really simple..."
"I'll explain it to you, and you'll understand. Xia Shou's tone was inexplicably a little heavy.
"Old Xia, it makes me a little panicked when you suddenly speak so lowly. Xue Chuan said half-jokingly.
Xia Shou sighed and said to himself: "Now, the cultivation method that is prevalent in the Taili Dynasty is to quench the body with the blood of all kinds of spirit beasts in the Blood Quenching Realm. ”
"The improvement of the strength of the Quenching Blood Realm is to transform the precious blood of those divine beasts into the body, and even engrave the essence of those desolate alien species in their own blood. Like Zhu Yan, Foxy, etc., their precious blood is the first choice for the royal family to quench blood. Xia Shou said gloomily.
When Xue Chuan heard this, he couldn't help frowning.
Xia Shou glanced at Xue Chuan and continued: "The stronger the xenomorph blood quenched in the Blood Quenching Realm, the higher the degree of quenching, the stronger the strength of the cultivator, and the greater the development potential in the future. ”
Xue Chuan listened, his brows furrowed even tighter.
Xia Shou didn't continue to introduce, but suddenly asked, "What do you think of this cultivation method?"
Xue Chuan was stunned for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "The experience accumulated by countless generations of sages, how dare I put forward my opinions in vain?"
"It doesn't matter, just say it. Xia Shou's cloudy old eyes began to have some strange emotions floating.
Xue Chuan hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Personally, this cultivation method seems to deviate from the path in essence!"
This kind of words that seem to be like a fantasy, if they are heard by the rest of the powers, I am afraid that they will ridicule Xue Chuan for not being able to measure himself and talking about dreams, but Xia Shou just said indifferently: "Go on." ”
Xue Chuan took a deep breath and said stubbornly: "Since you are born as a human being, you have to transform the blood of other living beings into your body, and even let yourself transform into them step by step, at best this is yearning for strength, at worst, this is disgusting yourself!"
The brilliance in Xia Shou's eyes became more and more intense, and he said with appreciation: "Yes, you have only heard of this cultivation method for the first time, and you have come to a conclusion that many people don't want to think about or even dare not think. ”
Xue Chuan heard something else from this sentence: "Could it be... Am I right?"
Xia Shou sneered and nodded: "Do you know what those great powers that cultivated with this method have become in the end?"
Xue Chuan faintly had some terrifying speculation: "Could it be...."
"They are getting closer and closer to those desolate aliens, some of them exude the breath of phoenix blood in their blood, and some of them will have two horns when they use their supernatural powers... No matter who you are, as long as you fully unleash your strength in battle, you will show completely different characteristics from the Terrans. Xia Shou said coldly.
"Do you think, at this time, can people still be called human? A person with alien blood, wings, horns, and even nine tails, and three eyes in the center of his eyebrows, is this kind of thing still a human race?" Xia Shou's tone became more and more solemn.
"You mean..."Xue Chuan also used honorifics for Xia Shou at this time, if not for anything else, because he dared to question this cultivation system that has been passed down through the ages.
"The power of the former Terrans... It's not like this..."Xia Shou's tone trembled a little, as if he was suppressing his anger: "Until the present world, the past road was erased, and a wrong path was placed in front of the world..."
Xia Shou's words suddenly stopped, and finally turned into a long sigh.
Xue Chuan was a little shocked in his heart, and found that he seemed to have learned some incredible secrets.
"Alas... Maybe I'm too obsessed... In this way, I will give you two ways to choose," Xia Shou suddenly said: "Which one do you choose... I won't stop you. ”
"Or... You, like everyone else in the world, rely on the experience of your predecessors to quench the blood of alien beasts into your body, so that the road ahead will be smooth, and in terms of your qualifications, it will definitely be-" Before Xia Shou finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Xue Chuan.
"I'll choose the other one. Xue Chuan grinned.
When Xia Shou heard this, he glanced at Xue Chuan deeply, but he also grinned: "Okay!"