Xuan Qing walked a few steps when he suddenly heard the sound of rustling, as if something was fighting.

Then he stopped his footsteps and looked back, only to see the bamboo leaves falling not far away.

Xuan Qing frowned, raised his hand and threw the Phantom Snow Sword.

With a clear sound, the Phantom Snow Sword spiraled out, and when Dangdang hit the bamboo pole, the bamboo pole was cut off and fell to the ground.

Xuan Qing put away his sword and looked ahead. I saw that in the middle of the broken bamboo pole, a black finch demon was pressed to the ground, the black finch was covered with blood, the blood demon sucked blood, and was interrupted by Xuanqing, it raised its head in a daze, and the corners of its mouth slid out with blood marks, looking very hideous.

The black finch flapped its wings with all its might, trying to break free from the control of the blood demon, but in vain, it could only let it suck wildly.

Seeing this scene, Xuan Qing suddenly understood. I think that the blood demon is a puppet with blood condensation, and essence blood is the source of power. I was just hit hard by him, and I was in a hurry to recover from my injuries, and I couldn't rush back to the academy for a while, so I could only catch the black bird for help.

"Brute!"

Xuan Qing shouted, swung his sword and slashed at the blood demon, the blood demon couldn't dodge, one of his claws was cut off by Qi Qi, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The blood demon hissed, let go of the black sparrow, rolled on the spot twice, and quickly retreated two feet away.

Xuan Qing raised his sword again, and was about to approach, but saw the blood demon's eyes flash.

"It's you again!" complained on his lips, but he knew that he was not Xuan Qing's opponent, so he was stunned and fled quickly with a snort.

Looking at the blood demon escaping, Xuan Qing didn't chase anymore, a little minion, don't kill it.

Looking back at the black sparrow, he saw that it had gathered its wings at this time, and was looking at him stupidly, and its eyes were full of gratitude.

"The blood demon is very ferocious, be careful in the future. "Anyway, I'm going to go.

"The hosts. The black bird suddenly spoke, and Xuan Qing was startled and turned around to look.

I saw that the fist-sized black sparrow suddenly spread its wings, and after a black light flashed, it turned into a young man with clear eyebrows and bowed to him.

"Thank you for saving the people. The boy bowed.

Xuan Qing was surprised for a long time, and then he helped the young man on the ground up, looking like this, he was only one or two years younger than himself.

"No thanks. Seeing that there was still a wound on his neck, he said, "Run for your life." ”

The young man's body did not move, he pointed to his palm, and said: "The Wu tribe never receives favors in vain, please let the little brother follow around," I saw his eyes flicker, and then said: "Maybe in the future, you still need a mount......"

Xuan Qing didn't listen to it, but when he heard it, he was happy, and said with a smile:

"This mount has a unicorn and a phoenix, but I haven't heard of anyone sitting on a crow's ......"

The man couldn't laugh or cry: "The master is wrong, the little brother is not a crow, but a young crow." When he reaches adulthood, he can turn into a black phoenix. Our clan has been loyal to the Lord all his life, and how many immortal cultivators dream of our clan. It's just that an adult black phoenix is extremely difficult to tame, and very few really get it. ”

It turned out that the black luan was a bluebird clan, and now he is still underage.

The young man was right, the powerhouses of the immortal cultivation world were indeed proud to have a black phoenix.

Xuan Qing pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. The road to cultivating immortals is so difficult, he didn't think too much about the mount, and it's good to have a companion at the moment.

The young man was full of joy and jumped to hold Xuanqing's hand.

"Will the master take me?"

Xuan Qing nodded. "What's your name?"

The young man thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Just call me Xiaowu......"

After that, he spread his wings and flew into the sky, and it didn't take long for him to pick up some fresh fruits and give them to Xuanqing.

"Master, please use. ”

Xuanqing raised his hand to take it, took out the fresh red avocal, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and let the sweet juice slide into his throat.

The two of them sat on the ground eating the fruit, Xuan Qing looked at the sky, and said leisurely:

"I'm now at the fourth level of Qi Condensation, so it's too slow to cultivate like this. ”

Seeing that the master was sad, Xiao Wu said: "Why don't you find a big sect master, where there are many treasures and exercises, and there is also a treasure place where spiritual energy gathers...... In short, cultivating there is much faster than in the mundane. ”

Xuan Qing nodded, this was the first time he had heard of this layer. "But which sect is better?"

Xiao Wu often flies around this area, and he is also well-informed. Hearing Xuan Qing's question, he blinked his eyes a few times and said:

"The other sects have not absorbed new disciples for the time being, but the assessment of the registered disciples of the Qingyang Sect will start next month, and the master can give it a try. ”

Xuan Qing nodded immediately, this is a good opportunity.

Immediately, his mind sank, the entry school is not a trivial matter, and he will not be able to go home easily in three or five years. And when you go out, you can't avoid offending people, for the sake of today, it's better to settle your father first.

"Come home with me, settle my father, and then go. ”

With that, the master and servant hurried home.

After walking for a long time, I finally arrived home. Father and son were very happy to get together.

Xuan Qing told his father about his recent experience, and his father's eyes were full of emotion.

After staying for two days, after breakfast on this day, Xuanqing took out all his belongings one by one and handed them to his father.

"The son is gone, and I don't know when he will return, so let the father take these possessions and spend his days." ”

The father nodded again and again, "My son has a chance, cultivate hard, and for my father, he will be incognito, so he doesn't have to worry about me." ”

Xuanqing's eyes flashed with tears, and then he knocked three times, said goodbye to his father, and went out with Xiaowu.

After walking out for a while, Xiao Wu asked:

"What's next for the master?"

Xuan Qing paused, in order to pass the exam smoothly, swordsmanship must be refined. But his swordsmanship remained at a level, and he didn't advance for a long time, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"If there is a sword master to give you some advice, the assessment of this Qingyang Sect will be more certain. "After all, one month is too short, and it is too slow to comprehend it on your own.

Xiao Wu's eyes rolled, "I'll go look for it." ”

After saying that, he swept his body, spread his wings and flew out, searched within a radius of five hundred miles, and after a while, brought back some news.

"Mrs. Zhu in the north of the city is a great consummation of qi and proficient in swordsmanship. The Wang family in the south of the city has extremely high swordsmanship, but a few days ago, he went crazy. ”

Xuan Qing thought for a while: "Go find Mrs. Zhu." ”

With that, the two of them immediately rushed towards Zhuque Palace.

After walking for two days, I finally arrived at Zhuque Palace.

Xuanqing and the black bird stood in front of the door, and the black bird snapped the door knocker. After a while, a little boy came out, and after asking them what they meant, he led them in.

The two of them followed the child into the gate, the courtyard is lush with flowers and trees, and the furnishings are quite elegant: a brick and a tile, a grass and a tree, all of which are delicate and delicate, and the palace master's ingenuity can be seen.

Xiao Wu opened his mouth and said, "Dare to ask Mrs. Zhu ......"

As soon as he spoke, he was choked back by the child:

"The palace master hates being called Mrs. Zhu the most,...... You shall be called the lord of the palace. ”

The black bird nodded awkwardly.

Xuan Qing couldn't help but be curious, and she had a little more expectation for this old lady Zhu. The three of them made their way through two cloisters and finally reached the drawing room.

Inside, carved windows, delicate wooden tables, and a curtain separate the two from the outside.

Looking through the curtain, there was a figure sitting steadily, and Xuan Qing couldn't help but feel unhappy.

"Why does the master cover his face with a curtain?"

The figure behind the curtain moved slightly, not in response, and coughed dryly, and the child immediately explained:

"The palace master has just come out of the customs, and he can't see the wind, so please include the two of you. ”

People who practice martial arts often say that they are in retreat, and their bodies are weak after leaving the customs, which is often the case.

Xuan Qing bowed. "In the lower Xuanqing, the fourth layer of condensation, if you want to participate in the Qingyang Sect disciple competition, please ask the master to guide the swordsmanship. ”

After a while, a violent coughing sound came from inside the curtain:

"I can't help it. ”

Xuan Qing wanted to say something, but he didn't have a chance, so he had to leave with interest.

When the little boy saw them delivered to the door, Xuan Qing looked back unwillingly.

Xiao Wu was also angry: "My eldest brother is really apprenticed, why is your master like this?"

"This ......"

Little Usse gave him a few taels of silver, and the boy sputtered:

"Unless, you find the heart of the radiant leopard. ”

"Rejuvenating Leopard?"

Xiao Wu's eyebrows furrowed, and his face changed. Xuan Qing was interested when he heard it, and was about to ask something, but was pulled away by Xiao Wu.

Pull it straight for a long distance before you let go of your hand.

Xiao Wu shook his head and said, "Big brother, we can't do it...... It's too dangerous. ”

Xuan Qing was like grasping a life-saving straw, unwilling to say:

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Xiao Wu shook his head fiercely, he knew that the rejuvenating leopard was too rare.

"The Radiant Leopard is a third-order fierce beast known for its speed. He was accompanied by silver jackals for a long time, and the most difficult thing was that he haunted the Phantom Snow God Mountain, which was not a place that could be easily visited. When the high-level fierce beast appeared, a dissatisfied monk rushed forward,

It is equivalent to sending him to death. ”

Xiao Wu sighed, his eyes darkened.

As for this Phantom Snow God Mountain, Xuan Qing had heard of it.

It is said that a very small number of adventurers come to explore every year, and most of them are for unavoidable reasons, and most of the cultivation is above the foundation building period, and they either encounter a bottleneck, or they need the essence blood or inner pill of some kind of fierce beast before they must enter.

And those things, the Phantom Snow God Mountain is the richest. Even if you take the risk, you are only on the periphery, and you don't dare to go too deep.

Among these people, the mortality rate is very high, almost ninety percent, when Mrs. Zhu was young, she went to the Phantom Snow God Mountain once, and it is said that she got a lot of treasures, but that was a hundred years ago, although he was one of the few lucky people, but since then, he has never entered the Phantom Snow God Mountain, which shows the horror of the Magic Mountain.

And the glowing leopard must go deep into the middle of the Phantom Snow God Mountain to find ...... It's just too dangerous.

"It's even harder to rejuvenate the heart of a leopard. ”

"It's not impossible for the leopard to hunt, the heart of the beast is only effective in a fresh state, it must be hunted on the spot, no poison or archery, and the integrity of the heart must be preserved. ＂

This undoubtedly added another layer of difficulty to Xuanqing, who was still in the fourth layer of condensation.

After a while, Xuan Qing took a deep breath and looked out of the sky, a dark cloud pressed down, and the moon suddenly darkened. The world is unpredictable, dark clouds can temporarily cover the moonlight, life in the world, what can not be tried?

Immediately, he looked at Xiao Wu and said resolutely: "It's decided, I'm going to try." ”

Seeing that his expression was firm, Xiao Wu didn't say anything anymore.

The two stayed at the hotel for one night, and the next day Xiao Wu began to prepare, tents, ropes, knives, and everything was ready. The two of them then headed towards the Phantom Snow God Mountain.