Chapter 40: The Valley Sacrifice
When He Yiming pushed open the door. A familiar face was immediately seen.
The medicine Taoist looked at He Yiming with a smile, and his eyes were full of anticipation.
"Elder He, have you broken through again?"
He Yiming was slightly stunned, and asked rhetorically, "Elder Yao, what did you say about the breakthrough?"
The medicine man said with a little excitement: "I have already heard Uncle Yu say that when you chased and killed Suo Ge and the others for thousands of miles this time, you had successfully condensed two tangible flowers. He paused, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the expression on his face became a little nervous: "Elder He, have you made another breakthrough in this retreat? Have you reached the point where the three flowers have gathered?"
Although He Yiming's concentration is no longer what it used to be, at this moment, he still can't help but roll his eyes.
"Elder Yao, how did you make this judgment?" He Yiming took a deep breath and asked angrily.
After seeing the expression on He Yiming's face, the Medicine Daoist seemed to understand something, he let out a long sigh and said, "Elder He, it has been a whole month since you retreated this time, so we will have a misunderstanding. Alas......" He shook his head, as if he felt extremely regretful and incredible that He Yiming had not broken through.
He Yiming finally shook his head, and a hint of crying and laughing flashed in his eyes.
The breakthrough in the martial arts, the higher the level, the more difficult it is. Not to mention a month of retreat, even if it is 30 years of retreat, it may not be able to successfully bear the third tangible flower. As for the success of the summit, it is even more extravagant.
"Elder Yao, you are also a martial artist, and you are also an elder of the innate realm, do you think that someone can successfully comprehend the third tangible flower and successfully gather the top while retreating for a month?"
The medicine man was slightly stunned, he thought about it for a moment, and said, "If it is someone else, the old man naturally doesn't believe it." But if Elder He did this, then the old man would definitely not doubt it. ”
What he said was categorical, without the slightest reluctance.
Looking at the eyes of the medicine man, He Yiming finally understood that in the mind of this old man, he would have such a powerful image.
After a retreat, no matter how dazzling the achievements are, it seems to be a matter of course. But if you don't get anything, that's an incredible thing.
Faced with this kind of treatment that is completely opposite to other people, He Yiming really doesn't know whether to be happy or sad.
With a long sigh, He Yiming said, "Elder Yao." Why are you here?"
"Of course, it's for you. The Medicine Daoist waved his sleeves and said, "Since you entered the Patriarch's secret room, Uncle Yu has ordered the three of us to take turns here to protect the Dharma, so that no one will disturb you until you come out by yourself." ”
He Yiming's eyebrows raised slightly, and a warm current that could not be described in words surged in his heart.
In the secret room, he threw himself wholeheartedly on reading the books, and he really didn't care about it, but it was precisely because of this kind of learning attitude, which was almost extreme, that he gained a lot this time.
After reading the experience of all the predecessors above the first line of heaven in the past generations, he actually had the feeling that he had experienced countless attempts.
This reading opened his eyes, and more importantly, it gave him a comprehensive understanding of the cultivation methods of various departments and conducted a systematic combing. Although it has not been seen to have any effect at the moment, as he continues to improve, this knowledge will become extremely important.
Bowing deeply to the medicine man, He Yiming said softly, "Thank you Elder Yao." ”
The medicine man hurriedly helped him up and said, "Elder He, now you are the pillar of our Hengshan lineage, and you are also the hope of the future of this sect. How can the old man accept your gift? ”
He Yiming shook his head slightly, and said: "You are always the master of your ancestor, and you are like a father and son with his old man, just by virtue of this, what else can you not stand it." ”
The medicine man smiled bitterly and said, "Elder He, have you forgotten that the path of martial arts, the strong are respected, this is an iron law." ”
He Yiming was slightly stunned, then smiled dumbly, and said: "The so-called iron law, isn't it the rules made by the strong......"
His voice gradually weakened, but there was a hint of disdain at the corner of his mouth, and the medicine Dao heart was in his heart, as if he understood something, he sighed secretly and stopped talking.
The two walked side by side and left the secret room in the apse of the Patriarch's Hall.
The news of He Yiming's exit immediately reached the ears of Yu Jinglei and others, and when He Yiming returned to the house of the main peak, Yu Jinglei and they had already arrived.
Unlike the Yao Dao people's excessive expectations for He Yiming, Yu Jinglei was much calmer.
He looked at He Yiming and said with a smile: "Elder He, this retreat seems to have made a lot of gains. ”
He Yiming waved his hand slightly and said, "It is true that there is some understanding, but it is difficult to say when we will be able to go further." ”
Yu Jinglei laughed. Dao: "The progress in the martial arts is extremely accidental, but I believe that with Elder He's talent, he will definitely be able to advance to the realm of the Three Flowers Gathering Peak." ”
A trace of essence flashed in Zhu Baqi's eyes behind Yu Thunder, he nodded slowly, and said, "Brother Yu is right, if even Elder He can't be successfully promoted, then no one in the whole world will be able to do this." ”
The two of them teamed up to fight with He Yiming, although it was up to the point and did not distinguish the winner, but both sides knew it, and in his heart, there was no longer the slightest thought of contempt.
He Yiming nodded to him, but did not speak.
Yu Jinglei put away the smile on his face, and said with a straight face: "Elder He, how do you feel about the experience of your predecessors this time?"
He Yiming shook his head with a wry smile, he knew Yu Jinglei's true intention to ask like this, and said: "I have read all the secret books left by the elders of Hengshan in the past dynasties, although I have gained a lot, but there is no precedent for double flower fusion. There is no record of this. ”
A hint of disappointment flashed on Yu Jinglei's face, he had successfully condensed the wood and water double flowers decades ago. But from then on, there is no more progress, and knowing that the achievements of this life have come to an end, it is no longer difficult to condense another tangible flower with three legs.
But this time, after seeing He Yiming's double flower, his heart couldn't help but move. In the deepest part of his heart, he actually wanted to go further than the martial arts.
But since even He Yiming himself couldn't say how the wind and fire fused together, he was even more elusive, and for a while, a certain thought that had just arisen seemed to be extinguished by water. Some listless.
Zhu Baqi suddenly interjected: "Elder He, in our Tianchi Mountain, there are several seniors, and there are many of them with great abilities, if you ask them for advice, you may be able to comprehend something." ”
He Yiming's eyes were raised, of course he understood that those who could be called big names by Zhu Baqi must be peerless masters such as Sanhua Juding.
A hint of surprise flashed on Yu Jinglei's face, and he said, "Brother Zhu, are all the seniors on the main vein of Tianchi actually willing to switch on and off to meet guests?"
Zhu Baqi smiled and said, "If it is an ordinary guest, it is naturally unlikely, but if you know that there is a peerless person like Brother He in the branch line, those seniors will definitely look at it differently." ”
His words are very clear, if you go to the thunder, you will naturally not see people, but if He Yiming goes, it will be different.
Although Yu Jinglei understood the meaning of the other party's words, he did not feel the slightest annoyance, but nodded slightly, and said: "Elder He, watching the cultivation experience, after all, it is not as effective as getting the guidance of those seniors in person, according to the old man, you should go to Tianchi Mountain in person." ”
He Yiming's gaze swept over the faces of the two of them, and there was a faint strangeness in his heart, the two of them sang and harmonized, could it be premeditated?
However, at the thought of being able to see those legendary masters with his own eyes, He Yiming's heart couldn't help but look forward to it.
After pondering for a while, he said: "Okay, since this is the case, He will go to the main vein of Tianchi, and ask Brother Zhu to take care of him." ”
Zhu Baqi and Yu Jinglei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and they exchanged a look. He smiled: "Since Elder He has already decided, I don't know when to set off." ”
He Yiming pondered for a moment and said, "Three days later, we will set off." He paused and said, "During these three days, I want to think about something." He stood up and looked into the distance, and at this moment, everyone had a strange feeling that He Yiming's thoughts were no longer here.
After a long time, He Yiming seemed to have finally come back to his senses and said, "Elder Yu, please help me prepare something, I have ...... useful "
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After seeing He Yiming leave, after a long time, Zhu Baqi asked, "Brother Yu, aren't you going to tell him the truth?"
Yu Jinglei smiled bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter, anyway, when Elder He arrives at Tianchi Mountain, he will know." ”
Zhu Baqi hesitated, shook his head slightly, and said, "I really don't understand what kind of nerves those old guys had to do such a thing, if you let He Yiming know......"
Yu Jinglei's expression moved slightly, he stretched out his hand, and his eyes swept around vigilantly, as if he was afraid of something.
Zhu Baqi raised his head and said, "Brother Yu doesn't need to worry, since Elder He has taken the incense and candle offerings, he must have gone to pay tribute to Shui Xuanjian, with his style, I am afraid that he has already left the mountain." ”
Yu Jinglei relaxed at this time, and he said in a deep voice: "Although I don't know why those old guys did this, since they promised to bear the revenge of the wolf totem clan, then do I still have a choice?" ”
Zhu Baqi looked at him with a strange face and said, "Brother Yu, when He Yiming left the mountain to chase and kill Suo Ge and the others, you didn't say that. ”
Yu Jinglei was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Brother Zhu, on that day, do you think he can really kill all the totem people?"
Zhu Baqi was stunned for a moment, before He Yiming came back, they all thought that He Yiming would be great if he could kill one or two of the totem envoys and some totem people.
In any case, it was impossible to imagine that he would actually accomplish this almost impossible thing.
After a while, Zhu Baqi looked at Yu Jinglei with a sad face, and comforted: "Brother Yu, please rest assured, Elder He is definitely the person with the best talent in the martial arts in the history of our Northwest. No matter what those old guys thought, it was impossible for them to be unfavorable to Elder He. ”
Yu Jinglei's face flashed a hint of helplessness, and said, "I also know this, otherwise I would rather let all the disciples of Hengshan leave Hengshan and take refuge outside for decades, rather than agree to the conditions of persuading Elder He to go to Tianchi Mountain." ”
Zhu Baqi patted his old friend on the shoulder and said, "I hope those old guys don't go too far." ”
Yu Jinglei sighed and said, "I hope so......"
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After leaving Yu Jinglei and the others, He Yiming immediately turned into a wind, and left Hengshan Yimai lightly.
His speed is extremely fast, and he has reached the point of being like a bird, even if it is a real bird in the sky, he may not be able to pass He Yiming faster at this moment. It was only an hour before I came to a quiet valley.
This is a place he is extremely familiar with, and apart from him, Yuan Lixun is the only one who knows this place.
At this time, Yuan Lixun naturally could not appear here, and after He Yiming entered the valley, he came straight to a lonely tomb.
In this place of beautiful mountains and rivers, there is only a tall tomb towering, which is naturally eye-catching.
He Yiming came to the grave, he looked at it silently, took out the silver ring he was carrying, and a large amount of true qi was instilled into it, and the mysterious space suddenly appeared again.
He Yiming stretched out his hand and took out incense candles, a black wooden countertop, and some offerings such as wine and food.
Gently pinching the wick of the candle, the powerful power of fire immediately ignited the incense candle.
Looking at the trance candlelight, He Yiming sat down quietly, although he knew that Shui Xuanjin could no longer enjoy these things, he still chose the same method of sacrifice as ordinary people.
When the incense candle was half-lit, He Yiming's hand once again reached into the mysterious space.
A strange snake that has long been divided into two parts and completely dead, and a red wolf with a broken head.
He Yiming stretched out his hand and grabbed the fangs in the Red Wolf King's bloody mouth, and his true qi surged wildly, and he actually pulled out this big tooth by force.
When the Red Wolf King's teeth were sharp, even when compared to ordinary Noble Phantasm swords, they were not inferior.
Under the indoctrination of He Yiming's true qi, this dagger was even more shining, making people dare not look at it.
With a slight stroke, the skin on the strange snake's body suddenly cracked.
When this strange snake was alive, it might be able to use some special abilities to resist the wolf tooth blade in He Yiming's hand, but at this moment, it was easily cut like an ordinary cloth.
After He Yiming skinned the strange snake, he found a strange Neidan in its head.
This Inner Pill is extremely small and slender, if He Yiming hadn't personally taken it out of the head of the strange snake, he might not have been sure that this thing was the thousand-year-old mutated spirit beast Inner Dan.
After doing all this, he painted a gourd to peel the red wolf king and take the pill.
Finding a bunch of dead branches, He Yiming lit a fire, threw the two spirit beasts into the fire, and watched the flames burn slowly, his mood was also in a trance.
Shui Hyun Hibiscus died under the dagger of the snake Ru. But if it weren't for Sogo wanting to kill him, Shui Hyun Geun wouldn't have died for saving him.
Although He Yiming killed Snake Ru and Suogo, he was unwilling to bring the corpses of the two of them all the way here, so he brought these two spirit beasts and burned them in front of Shui Xuanjin's grave.
Replacing people with beasts, this is He Yiming's approach.
If Sogo and the snake are brought back to life, I'm afraid they will be angry to death again.
He Yiming sat here like this, waiting for the fire in front of him to slowly get smaller.
Intentionally or unintentionally, He Yiming turned his head. There, a lonely, tall figure stood silently.
After he followed He Yiming here, he stood still and didn't move. His gaze had been fixed on He Yiming, and he didn't seem to notice the simple concealment on the mountain wall.
Before chasing Suogo, He Yiming deliberately avoided him and came here. But after returning from the fire cave, He Yiming never shied away from anything.
Even if he discovered this hidden valley and found the white boulder hidden in the valley, He Yiming didn't care.
Because the moment he became Daguan Dao, the feeling of flesh and blood connection made him never forget.
It was because of this feeling that He Yiming did not get rid of his tracking, but let him come here.
Retracting his gaze, as if he hadn't noticed him at all, He Yiming sprinkled a glass of wine in front of the grave again.
"Brother Shui, I have already avenged you......" He Yiming said slowly: "Ninety-six wolf totem people, mission totem messengers, two ambassadors, and these two damn spirit beasts have all been ambushed." I ......" his voice paused suddenly, and after a moment, he said, "There is no one left." ”
Closing his eyes, the old man's voice and face seemed to reappear in front of him.
A gust of wind blew from afar, circled in front of He Yiming's body and slowly dispersed. The dust that had been flying up from the burning slowly flew up in front of him with the wind.
He Yiming silently stared at the flying ash in front of him, and he said softly: "Brother Shui, are you here?" If you don't answer, I'll let you come." ”
The whining wind blew in his ears, as if in response to He Yiming's question.
He raised the glass in front of the grave and gently sprinkled the wine on the ground, his eyes gradually becoming resolute.
"Brother Shui, in fact, I know that what you care about is not whether I avenge you...... I know what you're thinking...... Don't worry, I will fulfill your wish for you. Tianluo Kingdom will definitely become the number one power in the northwest......"
His voice was not loud, but it echoed in this small valley, as if there were countless people at the same time, until they drifted far, far away......