The afternoon sun was fierce, and it was obviously not a good time to cultivate.

Although they were sore, the two of them continued to move forward into the depths of Bailong Mountain.

At this time, there was still a hidden or visible road in front of the two people, which was obviously the road that the hunters, herb pickers, and lumberjacks usually stepped on, and the two continued to cross the ditch, through the forest, and over the mountains along the road.

After dusk, the two of them only walked a short distance, and after eating dry food, the two of them carefully read the cultivation mantra again, and in the cool breeze, they each found a place to sit down and began to meditate.

Chen De pressed the posture of meditation, and his heart was facing the sky. That is, the palms of the hands, the soles of the feet and the top of the head facing the sky. The tongue touches the roof of the mouth, the body is straight, the whole body is relaxed, and the head is weak. Silently recite the mantra, meditate on the qi coming out of the dantian, and follow the veins required by the mantra.

This qi, according to the explanation on the animal skin, is the innate qi of man.

When you are born, you have an innate aura. Some people have strong innate qi, and some people have weak innate qi. The strength of innate qi determines the cultivation speed at the beginning of a person's cultivation, that is, the level of cultivation qualification at the beginning of cultivation.

If a person, even though his innate qi is very strong, can't recite this qi when he meditates, that is, he doesn't have a sense of qi, then he won't be able to cultivate.

If he has a sense of qi, but he can't meditate to drive the innate qi to run, then he won't be able to cultivate.

If a person can drive the innate qi to run, but it cannot pass through the veins, that is, his innate veins are blocked, and the innate qi cannot operate according to the veins required by the Fa, then this person will not be able to cultivate.

Those who can cultivate can be said to be one in a hundred, and if they exaggerate, they are one in a thousand.

After Chen De entered the state of concentration, according to the method taught by the method, he sank into the dantian to find the sense of qi.

Chen De's ability was activated unconsciously, and Chen De had a feeling that he knew his dantian and the surrounding situation well. In fact, this is completely a feeling that only a veteran cultivator can have.

After a while, Chen De sensed his innate qi, that is, Chen De had already developed a sense of qi.

Chen De was overjoyed and passed a hurdle.

He continued to concentrate on the dantian and tried to drive the innate qi to run, but he always failed to succeed. Chen De was not discouraged, and in a state of no joy or sorrow, he continued to concentrate on the dantian, and slowly strengthened his sense of qi according to the method recorded in the formula.

Chen De's abilities are also running unconsciously.

Gradually, he felt more and more sleepy, and after some time, he fell asleep with his body crooked.

Chen De's first cultivation ended like this.

Zhang Zhiliang was still in a state of concentration, but he never found a sense of qi. He persevered for a while, and finally ended the meditation reluctantly.

At this time, he saw that Chen De had fallen asleep deeply, he felt amused, and said to himself, "Slacker, you can also fall asleep here." ”

He took out some clothes, first covered them for Chen De, and then covered himself. Then, he himself quickly fell asleep.

In the following days, the two walked to the depths of Bailong Mountain during the day, and meditated and practiced at night. After persevering for a while, they found that meditation was effective in recovering from fatigue.

And Chen De often fell asleep at the time of entry because of the use of his abilities as he did on the first day.

If it was another monk, such behavior would have been scolded and punished many times by the elders of the sect.

Although Zhang Zhiliang still has no sense of qi, after meditating and practicing qi, it is very effective in driving away the fatigue of the body, so he also meditates together when Chen De is meditating.

As they gradually went deeper into Bailong Mountain, the two found that they met fewer and fewer hunters, woodcutters, and medicine pickers on the road.

Every time these people saw two teenagers walking in the mountains without the escort of their elders, they were surprised and persuaded them to turn back.

That's basically what they say: it's too dangerous for them to be in the mountains, not only wild beasts and poisonous snakes, but also big soldiers.

And they basically replied like this: We have something important in the mountains.

Such an answer made those people even more confused.

This time, they came across a group of hunters walking back with their prey, and when they saw them, they persuaded them to go back to Qianye Town with them.

As usual, they refused.

At this time, a hunter with a relatively honest face saw that the two of them did not have much on them, except for two daggers and a small bow and arrow, there were no decent weapons.

He said bluntly: "Two little dolls, you don't have adults to accompany you, and you don't have weapons for self-defense, so let's go back with us all the way." ”

However, for Chen De and Zhang Zhiliang, returning to Qianye Town, at present, is equivalent to going to death.

But what the hunter said was also true, and the two of them hesitated there.

At this time, the leading old hunter looked at the two young men who were about the same age as his grandson, and felt compassion.

looked at the guy in his hands, and said to Chen De and Zhang Zhiliang: "We have a good harvest this time, in this deep mountain, meeting is fate." We're also going to change some new guys, the old hunting knife, the old bow and arrow, let's send the two little brothers to defend themselves. ”

With that, he beckoned to the two men in the group. The two men stepped forward, each handing Chen De and Zhang Zhiliang an old bow and arrow and an old hunting knife with a cracked hilt.

The two of them held the old weapons in their hands, and they felt very warm in their hearts.

The hunter who begs for a living in this Bailong Mountain is really kind and enthusiastic.

The two of them said goodbye to the group of hunters with gratitude.

The hunting knife used by the hunters of Bailong Mountain can be used, which can be chopped, chopped, and stabbed, and it is relatively light and very practical.

Such a new knife is worth one or two taels of silver.

Before separating from Lan Yuxuan, Lan Yuxuan knew that Chen De had a lot of silver taels on him, and with his experience in the rivers and lakes, he specially explained to Chen De: When you go out, pay attention to your wealth and do not expose it, so as not to arouse the covetousness of the gangsters.

Although he was very moved, Chen De still resisted the urge to pay for the silver and naturally accepted the other party's gift.

The two of them held the old weapons gifted by the hunters in their hands, and while feeling warm, they also knew that they had not thought it through, and it was a big mistake that they did not have weapons in their hands in this deep mountain and old forest.

After all, in the final analysis, they are still two children, and it is normal for them to be inconsiderate.

Because Dazhu invaded Qianye Town, and then occupied all the mines in Bailong Mountain that they considered valuable.

In the process, Sergeant Dazhu cleared the mountains and forests around the mine and hunted many wild beasts so as not to affect Dazhu's excavation of these mines and the transportation of minerals.

This made Chen De and Zhang Zhiliang basically not encounter large beasts after entering the mountain, and the two teenagers actually ignored the safety issue.

The conversation with the hunters made Chen De and Zhang Zhiliang realize that their previous plan was dangerous.

The two discussed for a while and reached an agreement: they can't go beyond the Foggy Valley in the deepest part of the mountain now, and they will cross the Foggy Valley after they have achieved cultivation and have the ability to protect themselves, looking for the relics of Xiang Zheng Daoist.

Foggy Hollow is the deepest place for hunters around Bailong Mountain to enter Bailong Mountain to hunt. This Foggy Valley, for hunters, is their biggest taboo, they will not cross the Foggy Valley, into the deeper depths of the Hundred Lane Mountain. Because, for those who once crossed the Foggy Hollow to hunt, basically no one can come back.

In the past few days, both of them have been sleeping in the open and eating dry food, which can be said to be quite hard.

Fortunately, during this time, the weather was mainly sunny and cloudy, and there was no rain, and the two did not suffer more.

But now, the dry food given by Lan Yuxuan is almost finished for the two of them.

Their plans have changed, since they will stay in the mountains for a long time, Chen De does not want to continue to eat and sleep in the open like this.

He said to Zhang Zhiliang: "We need to find a fixed place to live, so that we can rest better at night and be safer." ”

Zhang Zhiliang listened, and immediately nodded: "Eh, this time has been hard, I want to go home." He continued, "What kind of place will you find?"

"A sheltered place from the elements. Chen De replied.

Zhang Zhiliang reacted quickly: "Find a cave, it's good!"

When Chen De heard this, he immediately agreed: "Yes, that's good." ”

The two immediately began to roam the mountains in search of a suitable cave.

However, it is not an easy task to find a suitable cave. Either the cave is too small, or the cave is too shallow to shelter from the wind and rain. There were also caves that looked suitable underneath, but the entrance was too high for them to climb up.

Until it was dark, the two still couldn't find a suitable place. Only as before, it is still a meal and sleeping in the open.

The next day, after getting up, the two of them moved for a while, and they didn't eat breakfast anymore, because the dry food was running out and they needed to save some.

The two continue to search for the right cave, which is their most important task at the moment.

This time, they switched directions. The places I went to yesterday are no longer going, and I want to go to the places I didn't go to yesterday.

After searching until the afternoon, the two of them still did not complete their goal, and both had a little disappointment on their faces.

At this time, the two walked to the foot of a mountain and saw a road looming ahead. The two didn't think about it, so they went up this road.

The slope is neither gentle nor steep. The two climbed for a while, but no one made a sound along the way, and the two climbed halfway up the mountain, and climbed forward for some distance, and the road was obviously gone.

At this time, the two came to a gap in a mountain beam.

The two of them looked through the gap and saw the view on the other side of the mountain. A mountain wind whistled through the gap in the mountain beam.

They saw the mountains opposite, lush greenery, birds flying and circling over the trees.

It turned out that the other side of the mountain beam was much steeper than the one they were on, and it was difficult for humans and beasts to climb up.

The two of them searched in the mountains for most of the day, and they were already tired and tired, so they sat down in the gap to rest, and the mountain breeze blew there, and the two felt better.

Suddenly, both of them faintly heard a low roar. They looked at each other at the same time.

Chen De asked, "Did you hear anything?"

"I heard it too. Zhang Zhiliang replied with a puzzled expression.

Chen De also felt strange. They climbed all the way up, and when they got here, there was obviously no road ahead. The other side of the ridge is steep, and it is clear that there will be no beast hiding on the other side of the beam.

Along the way, they had not encountered any wild beasts, and the roar of this beast was obviously not from afar, but from nearby.

The two men became vigilant and began to look around carefully. But strangely, the two of them looked at each other, and they really couldn't see any nearby place where they could hide the beast.