Xuantian solemnly accepted the black iron piece and put this thing into the mud pill palace of his body, not daring to put it outside again, for fear that others would see some drawbacks.

The old man picked up the small wooden stool that had been blown away, sat down at the gate again, supported his chin with one hand, and watched Xuantian absorb the essence of the pool with an interested expression.

"Old man, I don't have anything of value on me except for black iron. Don't think about it any more. Xuantian was extremely uncomfortable to look at, and reminded him in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I won't study that black iron piece anymore, it's another level of things, I can't see through it. It's you, who intrigues me very much, you see, your body is red like a prawn. The old man poked out his neck and looked at Xuantian.

"As I said, the temperature of the water in this pool is too hot, and my blood is surging up for a while, and my body is uncontrollably red. Xuantian lied, deliberately showing a helpless expression. At this moment, he was already very shocked in his heart, setting off a shock, feeling that this old man was not only verbose, but also had very vicious eyes, and even the situation in other people's bodies could be seen.

"Hmph! When I'm old and confused, it's going to heat you up at such a temperature! It's not high enough to bathe a child. As for you, I don't think you can burn to death even if you throw yourself into a fire pit. The old man was white-eyed, and he didn't believe Xuantian's at all.

Xuantian is in a hurry, he has nothing to say, and he feels that he will never be able to fight this bad old man in words, no matter what he says, he will refute it, which is extremely hateful. At this moment, he couldn't wait to rush up and jump a few feet, leaving a few big footprints to relieve his anger.

"Alright, you can soak up the essence in the quiet pool here first! I have to repair the house, and this time the damage is so great that even the roof has been torn off, and I feel dull in my old face. The old man confessed, although his face was dull, but in Xuantian's eyes, this guy was full of red light, and he looked like he was full of qi and blood.

"This old guy ......" Xuantian secretly slandered in his heart, feeling that this time he might have met an old living treasure, whose thick-skinned skin was comparable to the city wall, and he couldn't break it.

In the following days, the old man did not come again, but he could be seen outside. I saw him holding some flowers and trees from time to time, carefully transplanting them into his yard, much like a serious gardener.

It can be seen that those flowers and trees can slightly emit a little glow, obviously not ordinary weeds and trees, they are much more precious than the previous flowers and trees here, and they should be some precious spiritual trees.

"This guy looks stingy at first glance, why is he so generous with the garden now. Xuantian muttered, looking at the sneaky appearance of the bad old man, he had a bad premonition that maybe the other monks had already suffered heavy losses.

Three days later, there was a sudden 'buzz' sound in Xuantian's body, and there were signs of a breakthrough, and countless essences in the pool frantically poured into the flesh and blood.

It is worth mentioning that the second realm is the 'ethereal' realm, which means that the soul and the body can be deeply combined, so that the physical body can be perfectly transformed, and the divine power in the body can be exposed, so that it can 'point to the point of breaking the mountain'.

At the same time, there is also a qualitative change in the 'Ethereal Realm', that is, the refiner can control the physical body to fly into the air with divine power, which is the biggest benefit after the soul and the physical body are combined.

In the past two days and nights, Xuantian completely absorbed the essence of the pool, and he successfully broke through to the ethereal realm. At this time, when he came to the outside of the house, he stretched out his finger and shot a little towards a large bluestone. I only heard the sound of "bang!", and the bluestone exploded into powder, leaving nothing behind.

This is the ethereal realm, the strength of 'pointing to break the mountain'. However, before he could get excited, a curse sounded behind him.

"Okay, stinky boy, you dare to wreak havoc in my yard, you really think this place is your own home!"

Xuantian turned around and saw the old man walking towards him with a black face, as if he owed him something in his previous life.

"Come on, isn't it just a small rock?" he muttered.

"What do you stinky boy know? This is a rare piece of jade lapis lazuli, although it has no special value, but it is very collectible, and I finally managed to get such a large piece. As a result, as soon as I moved out the day before yesterday, I was destroyed by you. The old man was indignant, feeling that he had met an illiterate loser, and it seemed that no matter how much he said, he would not understand.

Xuantian pouted, now he was in a good mood, he had broken through a realm, it meant a lot to him, naturally he would not worry about the old man because of such a trivial matter, he decided to shut up. What's more, this old man's strength is unfathomable, which makes him deeply jealous and dare not talk more.

However, the old man didn't want to let him go.

"No, you have to pay compensation. The old man narrowed his eyes and said righteously.

Xuantian almost jumped up when he heard this, and grinned with his teeth: "What? I heard you right! I have to pay compensation for breaking a small stone of yours, why don't you want my life?"

"There must be gains and losses, and losses must be compensated, this is a truth since ancient times, and I will teach you today. The old man spoke, 'hehe' and smiled, with a treacherous look on his face. Like an old fox.

Xuantian's forehead was bruised, and he felt that he had really met an old disrespect, and his smile seemed to be a conspiracy, which made people uncomfortable to watch.

At this moment, he began to truly admire his second brother Xuan Ming. How did this old guy fall for it back then, and lost a lot of property to arrange the spiritual pool.

Thinking of the old man's pale face when they first met, Xuantian's heart finally felt a little more relaxed, as if the breath held in his chest had disappeared, and his whole body was comfortable.

"Stinky boy, what are you thinking, your face is about to twist with comfort. The old man's sharp eyes saw that something was wrong.

"Nothing, don't think about it. Xuantian shook his head, not wanting to tell him what he thought. Once he really says it, maybe this old guy will really go berserk.

"Hmph, let's talk about compensation. The old man pursed his lips, not to pursue it, but said again: "As long as you do something for me in the near future, then the matter of you breaking the stone today will be settled." Otherwise, you will have to pay compensation. ”

"What? A broken stone wants me to do something for you, and you can blackmail you. "Xuantian is indignant, this old guy is so hateful, he is simply angry.

"If you don't want to do things for me, then you have to compensate, the price is very expensive. The old man reminded.

"A broken stone, you actually said that the price is expensive, I will accompany you with a stone. ”

"Well, I want a stone that is exactly the same as the bluestone from before. Okay, that's a small request. ”

“......”

Xuantian was completely speechless, opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. This old guy is so hateful, he makes demands like a child, how can there be anything exactly the same in the world. This is clearly to help him do things!

What made him even more puzzled was the strength of this old guy, which can definitely be described as unfathomable. It is precisely because of this that Xuan Tiancai feels aggrieved, he can't beat and beat, he can't say it, and all the upper hand is taken up by the other party. He couldn't help but rush up and slap a few times to relieve his anger.

"Then tell me what you want me to do for you. However, don't expect too much from me, if you can't do it with your strength, then I definitely can't do it. He calmed his anger, and then cautiously inquired, for he was afraid that the old man would tell him to do something out of the ordinary.

"I just need you to help me finish a battle, a battle between your peers. The old man squinted his eyes and said slowly.

"Just this request?" Xuan Tian was surprised, and then his eyes flashed, and he nodded and agreed.

If it's really a fight between peers, there's nothing to be afraid of. On the road to the sky, sooner or later there will be collisions with other strong people. What he is most eager for now is to put his strength to the test of his strength in a battle with other peers.

The main thing is that the experience of survival and combat is won through countless battles. Only by fighting can you accumulate various skills.

"It's good that you have the will to fight, but don't underestimate the enemy. As far as I know, his descendants are also very good, known as the best among their peers, a generation of prodigies. The old man snapped his eyes and opened his mouth to remind.

Xuantian nodded seriously, this is the truth, even if you encounter the weakest enemy, you must go all out. The lion fights the rabbit with all his might, not to mention this kind of life and death, a battle of honor!

"But why are you having such a strange fight?" he asked curiously.

When the old man heard this, he sighed, and his face finally became serious, and he said, "Speaking of which, that was two hundred years ago. At that time, I was also breaking through the sky, and my qualifications were also the top among my peers, and I have been breaking through the road to the end. At this stage, it was the most critical moment, and an equally brilliant wizard asked me to fight for a victory. And I was not afraid to talk to him, so I agreed. ”

At this point, the old man stopped, his eyes hollow, and he seemed to be completely caught in the memory.

"What happened? What happened? Did you win, or did he win? Xuantian asked, feeling that the story had reached a critical juncture.

"There are no wins and no losses. But to put it seriously, we were all defeated, defeated in the hands of a young man named Baili Dream, which is a very rare surname, and I was convinced that I lost that battle. As for the prodigy who made an appointment with me to fight, we agreed together to extend that battle to the future, so that the juniors would fight for us. After all, we have already failed, and there is no point in comparing. It's just that I didn't expect that this delay would be two hundred years. The old man sighed.

Xuantian seemed to be infected by the old man, and there was a little sadness in his heart.

What a pity, they have all come to the end of the road to heaven, but they still fall short and turn into a dream.

On the road to the sky, the most important thing is to be a genius, after many people fail, their mood has changed greatly, and it is difficult to take a step forward in the future realm.

Sometimes, defeat is better than death, and that is so painful. Being alive only makes people more miserable.

There are so many geniuses, so many trialists, there are human races, and there are also young sons of desolate beasts, all of whom can be said to be geniuses among all races. However, among so many characters, only a few were able to set foot on the road to heaven in the end, and the others were doomed.