Chapter Thirty-Six: The Day of Birth, the Time to Step Out.
Seeing the little guy so excited, Zhang Zhenren naturally expected that after all, this selfless and selfless determination method is really special, not only can it allow martial artists who have learned the mental method to have one more mental method, and even learning this mental method is equivalent to mastering the mastery of all martial artists in the world.
"Ahem, but don't be too happy, there will be advantages and disadvantages, although this is too self-defeating and powerful, but if you want to imitate other people's exercises, you must master the basic moves of others, not something that can be imitated immediately at a glance. Secondly, you must also have a certain strength to be able to release it. ”
"Also, the exercises and body techniques mastered by each martial artist will be regarded as treasures by them, and some of them are even unique, and the benefits of your mental method may become disadvantages at that time. For example, some big sects forbid their own sects to leak their mastery to outsiders, if you imitate it and release it in the future, and be known by the old stubborn of those big sects, you will definitely fight with you!"
Zhang Zhenren said a lot of drawbacks, just to deliberately hit the little guy. The two have been together for so many days, he naturally knows the character of this little guy very well, he is easy to inflate himself, and he will be complacent after a little achievement.
"I know, stinky old man, I have thought of what you said, don't worry, I have changed a lot since I was taught a lesson by you last time I lost a knife. ”
Ling Chen stretched out a finger and rubbed his nose back and forth a few times, what Zhang Zhenren said, he did take these into account in addition to excitement. Seeing that Zhang Zhenren didn't answer, the little guy lowered his head and thought in his heart: "Master is right, many things in this world have advantages and disadvantages, and now you can follow Master to be a little willful, and when you embark on the road in the future, you can't be careless about everything, you must be careful and think twice." ”
"Haha, that's great. Now that you know the role of the Taiyi Selfless Determination Method, you have also mastered the basic form of peerless learning that the teacher taught you. There are also basic exercises in the past few days, whether it is stepping on the seven-star stake, or hitting the water flow under the waterfall, it is all done well. It's also time to start entering the final stage of cultivation. ”
Seeing that Ling Chen had grown a lot, Zhang Zhenren felt comforted.
"Come with me. ”
Without waiting for the little guy to answer, Zhang Zhenren twisted his long white beard and walked forward.
"The last cultivation? stinky old man, where are you going to take me again? ”
In the early morning, he was a little confused, and saw the old man in front of him walking faster and faster, but he had no choice but to follow closely.
"Hahaha, take you into the depths of the Luoshen Mountain Range, and go hunt wild beasts! Aren't you afraid of the cold, go hunt some wild beasts yourself, and use their fur to make clothes for warmth. ”
Zhang Zhenren laughed, did not look back, stepped on the seven stars, turned into an afterimage, and disappeared in the early morning vision.
"Wait for me!"
Seeing the old man disappear in front of him, the little guy was helpless for a while. But recalling the words just now, the little heart was beating wildly, and he had a hunch that it should be very exciting next. Shaking his head, Ling Chen closed his eyes and felt the breath deliberately left by Zhang Zhenren, and performed the basic footwork of "Nine Palace Bagua Steps", accelerating towards the front.
A few beasts roared, and a huge red sun appeared in the white sky of the eastern fish's belly, and several white rays of light shot into the mountains and forests, making the already cold surroundings a little warmer.
A dark shadow passed through the trunks of several towering trees and landed on one of the thicker branches. Under the black robe was a thin figure, and when the figure stopped, it revealed a cute and immature face, and let out a puzzled sound.
"This stinky old man, how can the breath left behind be imperceptible here. ”
Looking around in the early morning, the divine sense spread, but unfortunately the little guy is currently only a three-star spiritual cultivator, and his perception range is extremely limited, only about three zhang away. (About ten meters, a normal distance of twenty paces.) After searching for a long time to no avail, the little guy scratched the back of his head helplessly, and really couldn't think of any way.
At this moment, a familiar smell of meat came into the nostrils, and Ling Chen sucked it hard, and was immediately overjoyed, this is the fragrance of the fire-roasted broiler!
"Hahaha, you can't do it yet, it's too slow. ”
Zhang Zhenren's deep voice floated up, resounding throughout the mountains and forests, but only heard his voice, but did not see his person.
"Stinky old man, where are you? ”
In the early morning, I couldn't find the figure of the master when I looked around, and I was anxious to shout, because I smelled the smell of roast chicken, and my stomach was already screaming.
"I'm right behind you. ”
Hearing the old man's voice suddenly coming from behind, the little guy was so shocked that his hair stood on end, and he turned his head suddenly, but saw Zhang Zhenren slowly walking out of a black hole that rose out of thin air, stepping on the void, holding a roast chicken skewered with a wooden stick in one hand, and looking at Ling Chen with a smile.
"Wow, stinky old man, you are a person, you are a fool!"
Swallowing his saliva unconsciously, Ling Chen's eyes stared at the steaming roast chicken.
"Little rabbit, whoever dumped you with you, I didn't want to compete with you at all. What, hungry? Want to eat this roast chicken?"
Looking at Ling Chen's desperate nodding as if pounding garlic, the old man smiled evilly.
"If you want to eat rotisserie chicken, you can eat it, but you have to meet one condition. The teacher is standing here, not half a step. As long as you can touch my body or take the roast chicken from my hand, you can eat it. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhenren suddenly thought of something, and continued to add: "But! You are not allowed to use peeing and other small tricks, you must rely on the exercises taught to you by the teacher to rob you! Otherwise, not only will you not eat roast chicken, but you will also be spanked by the teacher!"
But the old man didn't expect that as soon as his voice fell, the little guy exploded towards him like a small cannonball.
"Well, yes, I know how to sneak attack. By the way, it's not fun to just dodge, so just tell the obedient disciple by the way, what is the cultivation of this last level, and some precautions. ”
Although this unexpected sneak attack in the early morning made Zhang Zhenren a little surprised. But fortunately, he was experienced and did not panic, and easily dodged sideways. Not only did he easily dodge, but he also began to explain to the little guy. This made Ling Chen a little unwilling, and the Nine Palaces Bagua Footwork was displayed, running around the old man quickly, waiting for an opportunity.
"This Falling God Mountain Range, the reason why it is known as a mountain range where immortals will also fall, is naturally not in vain. There are countless beasts living here, and it is rumored that there is a beastmaster. ”
Zhang Zhenren smiled, his slender and burly figure stood calmly, easily caught the little guy's sudden punch with one hand, and flicked the opponent's head with the other hand, causing the latter to retreat again and again, and his forehead showed a piece of red.
"This Ancient Star Continent has been the coexistence of humans and beasts since ancient times. Human warriors are divided into three, six, nine and so on, and this beast naturally has a class division. ”
Seeing the little guy rubbing his forehead and glaring at him viciously, he wanted to swallow himself alive. Zhang Zhenren pretended to be proud, with a smile on his face, and continued.
"Ordinary beasts are divided into one to nine orders, and they are divided into three levels, junior high and high levels, one level for each third order, the lowest for the first order, and the highest for the ninth order. As for the level of threat to people, this to the ninth order of ordinary beasts is equivalent to. . . Oops, you little bunny is so ruthless. ”
Before Zhang Zhenren finished speaking, he saw two boulders smashing towards him one after another, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. But because he couldn't leave the half-step rule, he had no choice but to raise his hand and wave, and his sleeve robe rolled up several gusts of wind and air, and slashed at the two boulders. Suddenly, the boulders exploded one after another, the gravel was scattered, the gray mist was filled, and everything around was immediately covered by white, and everything was missing.
"I don't need to be reminded by you stinky old man, I've seen these in books a long time ago, and I've remembered them deeply!
The shout came out, and the little guy jumped up, his body broke through the white gray mist, and his clenched fist smashed towards Zhang Zhenren quickly. Just when the little guy thought he was about to succeed, he didn't know that the other party seemed to have seen through his plan, and was looking at himself with a wicked smile, which made Ling Chen's scalp tingle, but his fist could not be withdrawn.
"Smack!"
The small fist struck the palm of the big thick hand, making a crisp sound. Then the big hand immediately grasped the small fist that struck, like a giant net enveloping the small fish in the water, so that no matter how hard it struggled, it could not escape.
"You've lost, boy. ”
Seeing that no matter how hard Ling Chen tried, he couldn't pull out his clenched fist, Zhang Zhenren's black long eyebrows were slightly upturned, and he said proudly.
Ling Chen struggled for a while, and then had no choice but to give up. Seeing this, Zhang Zhenren smiled even more proudly, ready to let go of the little guy. But just when he was about to let go, the old man suddenly caught a glimpse of the slightly raised corners of the little guy's mouth, and his heart suddenly felt bad.
"I lost, you stinky old man!"
Although Zhang Zhenren had already felt that something was wrong in advance, it was too late, because the two were too close at this time, he never expected that the little guy in front of him, who had given up, suddenly flew towards him and hugged his waist.
"Alright, have you had enough? If you win, let go. ”
Seeing the little guy hugging himself, he didn't let go for a long time, Zhang Zhenren urged, but heard the sound of sobbing from below, the old man lowered his head, and just saw Ling Chen's red eyes staring at him pitifully with tears.
"Master, your body is so warm, and picking you up reminds me of the feeling of holding my mother. Master, I miss my mother. ”
Tears of bean size dripped from Ling Chen's eyes and fell into the soil to turn into a puddle of moisture. Zhang Zhenren was suddenly a little overwhelmed, looked at the little guy, and couldn't speak for a long time, so he had to caress his back.
"Master knows that you miss your mother, so the girl must miss you too. A man's head can be broken, blood can be spilled, but tears must not be shed easily!
Zhang Zhenren finally held back a sentence and picked up the roast chicken in his hand. But when I found that the golden skin of the roast chicken was stained with the white powder left by the explosion of the boulder earlier, I cried even louder.
"Okay, good, obedient, don't cry, catch another one for you! No, no, no, two, three, hey, you can catch as much as you want to eat, don't cry." ”
"Really, I'm going to eat ten!"
The little one stopped crying and blew his nose.
Zhang Zhenren: "。。。。。。 ”
As night fell, the temperature plummeted, the howl of wild beasts could be faintly heard in the distance in the mountains, and a crescent moon hung high in the starry sky, and the silver light sprinkled down, shining on the old and young who were walking.
"It's already a child's time, time is so fast. First of all, I would like to congratulate the apprentice on a happy birthday, and I hope that you will step into the depths of the mountain range, and you will be able to temper yourself through actual combat, and your strength and cultivation will be able to improve by leaps and bounds, and I look forward to the next time I see you, you will grow a lot, and the master will be impressed!"
Zhang Zhenren looked up at the position where the moon was hanging in the air, smiled kindly at the little guy who followed closely beside him, and spoke.
"Master, aren't you going to accompany me to cultivate? Master, are you leaving?"
Ling Chen's nose was sour, and he grabbed the old man's arm with some uneasiness, and his mother's goodbye made him unwilling to accept the parting.
"Hahaha, if you don't leave for the teacher, it's just that the teacher can't accompany you to practice, because you think that the teacher's cultivation, walking anywhere in this mountain range, not only will all the beasts flee within a radius of a hundred miles, but even no beasts will dare to approach. I'm following you, so how are you cultivating?"
Zhang Zhenren laughed and touched Ling Chen's little head.
"Don't worry, although the teacher can't follow you, he will accompany you and protect you in another way. But let me say it first, this final cultivation, as a teacher, hopes that you can rely on your own strength to defeat those beasts, so don't think that I will come to the rescue at a critical moment. Because in order not to scare away the beast, the master will hide far away from you, and if something really happens, there is really no guarantee that it will appear by your side in time. ”
"Go boldly in vain, as long as you don't go to the depths, you won't encounter high-class beasts. When you have passed this final trial, you will be considered a teacher, and you will prepare a gift package for you!"
Looking at Ling Chen's expression when he learned that he would not leave, he finally let go. Zhang Zhenren squeezed his eyes at him, but a warm current surged in his heart. He loved it very much, and at the same time, he also felt very sorry for the young child in front of him, who was still just a child in mind, but he took on everything early and endured everything alone.
"Go, apprentice, through the woods ahead, even if you enter the depths of the Falling God Mountain Range, and your final cultivation task is to defeat all the beast kings who occupy the territory in front of you and become their boss, even if you leave the school!"
Zhang Zhenren pushed the early morning, encouraging. He originally thought that when the little guy heard about this final cultivation task, he would scold him for being a stinky old man and a cheating apprentice, and then play with him to find an excuse and not want to leave. Unexpectedly, the thin figure in front of him walked forward without looking back.
Just when the old man was stunned, Ling Chen, who had already walked dozens of steps, suddenly turned around, showed an innocent and lovely smile and said, "Master, the apprentice will definitely live up to your expectations, so that you can be impressed next time you see the apprentice." By the way, next time I will roast chicken for the apprentice to eat, Master take care of his body, and the apprentice is leaving. ”
Ling Chen shook his hand, and his thin figure slowly disappeared into the depths of the woods, shrouded in darkness and out of sight. And at this moment, several sudden loud noises rang out, breaking the silence of the night. Colorful fireworks bloom in the air, like flowers. After the flowers bloomed, they turned into countless small points of light, illuminating the entire earth, illuminating the tears on the face of the old man in the black robe, and also illuminating the resolute face of the little guy walking alone in the depths of the woods.