Jiang Luo shouted, all this changed too suddenly, without any warning, his body changed in an instant, which caught him a little off guard.

Jiang Luo continued to run the breathing method, but his body underwent a drastic change, and he could not hold the essence of heaven and earth, although the essence of heaven and earth could enter his body, it was like sand between his fingers, and it could not be retained, and it would only pass slowly.

However, his change was even more drastic than this, and it was only a moment, and all the collected Xia Qi disappeared, and Hongfei was in the dark.

"Did you fail? It seems that that kind of opportunity really doesn't belong to me, this probability is too low, how can it happen to me?"

Jiang Luo muttered to himself, his face was pale and bloodless, this result was unacceptable to him.

Obviously, he still couldn't cultivate, and he always failed in the step of collecting Xia and eating qi into his body, and his body couldn't refine the essence of heaven and earth at all.

Previously, according to the old man Jiang Qingfeng, Jiang Luo's body activity had increased greatly under the stimulation of the lightning strike, and he could completely cultivate, in fact, when he was running the Qi Refining Method just now, a strange scene was produced in an instant.

This shows that the old man did not lie to him, and he also felt that kind of change, and the physical activity was definitely not comparable to before.

But what's the problem?

Jiang Luo's eyes were dim, and he just sat there, staring blankly at the distant mountains, his face becoming whiter and paler.

"Hmm, why is it a little cold, the sun is so big, where is the air conditioning?"

After a long time, Jiang Luo suddenly came back to his senses, because a gust of cold wind hit him, making his skin tense.

He opened his eyes, looked at the scenery in front of him, was startled, and stood up at once.

This kind of scene is all too familiar!

I saw that the mountains and ravines were shrouded in a thick gray mist, and the sight was seriously blocked all of a sudden, and the boundless gray mist was like a gray canopy falling, giving people a heavy sense of depression.

Wasn't that what I saw the last time I was struck by lightning?

However, this time it is even more serious!

At his feet, the grass he had seen last time had completely died, and he looked around and found that many of the plants had become a little yellow, and even some of the vegetation was sick and about to die.

It was caused by the loss of the essence of life, and the appearance of this scene was mostly related to this mysterious gray mist!

"Let's go!

Jiang Luo opened his legs, didn't look back, and quickly rushed down the mountain.

Fortunately, this time there was no thunder landing, and Jiang Luo returned to the deserted village safely.

"Grandpa Jiang, it seems that something unusual in the mountains has changed!"

Jiang Luo returned to his residence, and saw the old man standing in front of the house from a long distance, looking up at the sky, with a solemn expression.

"Well, I know, the mountains have indeed changed, and something may have happened. “

The old man looked at Jiang Luo, his cloudy eyes bloomed with a hint of divine light, and his expression was unprecedentedly serious, as if he had discovered something terrible.

"Grandpa Jiang, what's going on with the gray mist in this mountain? It appeared so unusually, and the gray mist seemed to be swallowed, and some plants and trees lost some life essence for no reason!"

Jiang Luo had forgotten that he couldn't cultivate, and his heart was completely filled with the boundless gray mist in the mountains, because he vaguely felt that the last lightning strike he encountered might also have something to do with it.

"The gray fog appeared several times, and at first I didn't suspect it. It wasn't until recently, when they had become more frequent, and with the sound of thunder so dense, that I realized that something big might be going on in the mountains. ”

The old man looked up at the sky, not knowing what he was thinking.

"It may have been a time of unrest lately, and the mountain god is about to recover. ”

In the end, the old man left only one sentence, and then left, because he had to gather some people in the village to discuss some important matters, which involved some secrets.

"Mountain gods, are there still mountain gods in the vast mountains?"

Jiang Luo muttered to himself, he couldn't calm down in his heart, what kind of existence is the mountain god?

On this day, several old people in the village were shocked, and they were one of the few people in the village who had embarked on the path of cultivation, all of them were very old, most of them were over seventy years old, and some of them had even reached the age of ninety.

Those are all characters from Jiang Luo's generation of uncles and ancestors, and they are rarely seen in normal times, but this time they were all shocked.

These old men are the elders of the village, they can be called real monks, they have long been out of the ordinary, and some major matters in the village depend on them to decide.

They rarely appear, unless the deserted village encounters an existential crisis, or something earth-shattering happens.

In the evening, the old man Jiang Qingfeng came back and brought back an amazing piece of news.

The deserted village is about to be closed, and everyone is not allowed to go out without the permission of a few old people in the village.

"What's going on, why are you closing the village, is something big happening?"

"Our village lives on hunting, if the village is closed, how will the food be solved?"

"I heard that it may be because of the gray fog that appears repeatedly outside the deserted village, I wonder what is going on in the mountains?"

......

The villagers of the deserted village suddenly exploded, discussing one after another, speculating about why the village was closed.

Some people guessed that it might have something to do with the gray fog that appeared outside the village, because some people also noticed the strange gray fog outside the village and had a premonition that something unusual.

"No, the fundamental reason is that the mountain gods are about to be resurrected, and the sleeping gods are about to return from their dead silence. ”

Someone said this, and it immediately set off a huge wave in the village.

"Mountain god, my God, is there really a spirit in the mountain?"

"Is that gray mist a sign of the mountain god's revival?"

A storm broke in the deserted village, because many villages in the vast mountains believed in the existence of mountain gods, guarding the villages and allowing them to survive in the mountains.

"Grandpa Jiang, is there really a spirit in the mountain, and there is a so-called mountain god?"

In the house, Jiang Luo looked at the old man Jiang Qingfeng and asked.

"It's hard to say, no one can say for sure, so it is said that there is a mountain god, but after so long, no one knows if it is true. ”

The old man shook his head, not affirming the existence of the mountain god, but also not denying its non-existence.

The old man said that he and several old people deliberately spread the news because they were afraid that some villagers would not agree to close the village and there would be unnecessary riots.

Because in the villages between the mountains, the villagers are in awe of the mountain gods, and now that the mountain gods are revived, no one will bother the gods.

"Is that gray mist really that terrible?"

Jiang Luo still felt that the gray mist appeared very strange and strange, and he could not forget the scene of the withered grass and trees, and asked.

"The gray fog may really be a sign that the mountain god is about to recover. Either way, though, it's always good to be cautious. The old man said, "By the way, you went up the mountain and tried it, can you continue to practice?"

"No, it seems that my body is not only a problem with low activity, but there must be other reasons why I can't practice. ”

Jiang Luo's eyes dimmed suddenly, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he looked helpless, and said.

"How is it possible, when you recovered from the lightning strike, I carefully examined your body, it shouldn't be like this. You don't know how much stronger your body's activity is than before, why can't you still practice?"

The old man couldn't believe it, and his face was full of surprise.

Then, the old man carefully inquired about Jiang Luo's experience after running the breathing method, and then checked his body again, and finally frowned deeply.

"Could it be that you are the legendary Spiritless?"

The old man thought about it for a long time, and when he ruled out all possibilities, although it was hard to believe, he had to admit it.

"Spiritless, what is that? Could it be that I can't practice??" Jiang Luo asked.

"Those who have no spirit are born without spirits, their innate origin is broken, and they will never be able to cross the threshold of mortals, and they cannot be transcendent and truly embark on the path of cultivation. The old man looked sorry and said, "The body is like a container, and the body of the spiritless is broken, just like a broken container, and it will never be able to hold the water of the essence of heaven and earth." ”，

"Born in heaven and earth, the origin is like water, which is the root of everything. Although mortals have the origin, ordinary people can't perceive it, let alone cultivate. Cultivation is to cultivate one's own origin at the beginning, to transform the origin into a "mother's womb", to collect the essence of heaven and earth, to cultivate the innate Dao spirit, to completely fade away from the mortal body, to be extraordinary, and to truly embark on the path of cultivation.

Jiang Luo's expression was gloomy, he didn't say anything for a long time, and he was desperate in his heart.

When the old man compared Jiang Luo's situation with this physique, he was even more sure that he was a spiritless.

"It's actually a soulless person who has been passed down from generation to generation and rarely seen for hundreds of years, alas, what a good child. “

The old man sighed, looking helpless, and comforted Jiang Luo softly.

Since the old man passed on the breathing method to him, Jiang Luo has been getting up early to practice day after day, and he encountered difficult resistance at the beginning, thinking that his talent was too poor, so he didn't waste a minute or a second, and spent more time to make up for it, and he persevered until now.

God rewards hard work, but what has Jiang Luo gained after so many years of hard work?

"Grandpa Jiang, I'll go out for a while, I want to be quiet. ”

Jiang Luo's expression was miserable, his eyes were blank, he stood up weakly and walked towards the door.

The old man nodded, at this time, anyone's persuasion was useless, only he could figure it out.

Decades of persistence have been in vain, and a knot has formed in his heart, and he can only rely on himself.

"No wonder the man sent him to a deserted village, maybe that's exactly what happened. A peaceful deserted village, maybe this is the best place to be......"

The old man looked at Jiang Luo's lonely figure, a divine light flashed in his eyes, he stood up and said in a low voice.

God rewards hard work, how can God let down those who have a heart?

He turned and walked into an old attic, which had been sealed since childhood and had never been opened.

Among them, on top of a shrine, there was a purple wooden box, which had been covered with a thick layer of dust due to the time.

This purple wooden box is covered in purple lacquer, one foot long and half a foot wide, it looks extremely ordinary, and when the old man blows off the dust on it, it finally looks like it has a hint of luster.