The candles in the tent had not yet been extinguished, and everything was the same as when Han Chuang walked out, even the noise had not changed it.

As soon as the old man entered the tent, he reached out and pinched the candlestick, and the fire wailed twice unwillingly, and finally it was extinguished.

The old man stood in the dark, facing Han Chuang, like a stone, a cold stone.

Han Chuang said, "You can go now." ”

The darkness could only block the eyes of ordinary people, but it could not block the perception of martial artists, especially someone like Han Chuang who had the ability to perceive subtleties, he could feel anything in the tent.

Position, status, he can feel it.

He "saw" a chair with a backrest directly in front of him, so he walked over and lay down in the chair leisurely. By now, he had seen through it, and instead of being nervous and panicking, it was better to sit quietly in the chair and wait for the other party to make a condition.

Everything seemed so natural.

Naturally dark, naturally action.

The old man also spoke naturally: "Old man Hu Dingshan, you should have heard of this name. ”

"Something familiar. Han Chuang replied casually, "This is not a loud name, maybe the uncle who bought flatbread at my door also calls it, maybe there are countless Huding Mountains on Yunzhou Street, which one are you?"

In the dark, Han Chuang stared in the direction of the old man with his shining eyes, although there was no candlelight, but through the little moonlight of the tent, the outline of the old man was still reflected, no longer as rickety as at the beginning, but upright and straight, like a vigorous pine.

The old man laughed, he didn't laugh out loud, but Han Chuang could feel that he was laughing, inexplicably.

"Yes, the name is really ordinary. "But I think that among the countless people named Hu Dingshan, I am the most unusual, and you should know me and think again." ”

Han Chuang was thinking, quickly flipping through his memories, trying to find the shadow of Huding Mountain in some scattered fragments and corners.

Soon, he caught the shadow - and was taken aback.

"You are the Great Elder of the Hu Family?"

Han Chuang suddenly thought of what Hu Yixue had said to him: "The Hu family also has a master of the Hu family, if someone else comes, it may not be able to help you, but if an old man named Hu Dingshan comes to you, life and death depend on your luck, so do it yourself." ”

Han Chuang also took this sentence as a deaf ear at that time, and now it seems that this is such a ridiculous thing, not only is it not a deaf ear, but it is still a good word.

A true golden word.

The Hutin Mountain in front of him is a dangerous man - there is no doubt about it.

Hu Dingshan smiled, glanced at Han Chuang in the dark, and said, "Remember?"

Although Hu Dingshan's identity shocked Han Chuang, he was a second-generation guy after all, so he quickly calmed down and asked without moving, "Are you here to kill me?"

"It's not. Hu Dingshan shook his head, "If I were going to kill you, you would be dead." ”

Han Chuang didn't refute, he took it for granted.

Even if he took out the heavy sword, plus the blood shadow clone, he might not be Hu Dingshan's opponent, this old man had the ability to kill him in seconds.

He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then the reason why you went out in person is not just curiosity. ”

"Of course not. Hu Dingshan laughed loudly, "Actually, I have other things to do besides being very curious about you. ”

"What's the matter?" Han Chuang stared at the obscure silhouette, fearing that it would suddenly disappear.

"Test. "You can take it as a test." ”

Han Chuang sneered, "If it's just a test, too many people will inevitably die." ”

He had seen many caravanserai and many sand thieves die, and if it were only a test, it would have been too sad for those who had died, not even for heroic feats, but for a vile, unscrupulous, filthy and filthy conspiracy.

There is no doubt that such a death and reason are debatable, but Hu Dingshan obviously doesn't care about this.

His eyes lit up, and he sneered: "The test is always dead, only if you act really can you take the bait, am I right?" ”

Han Chuang's eyes flickered and said, "Hu Yixue told you?"

He told Hu Yixue his identity, if Hu Dingshan knew, it must have come from Hu Yixue's mouth.

Hu Dingshan smiled: "He has to say. ”

Han Chuang listened and did not speak.

Hu Dingshan said again: "But don't worry, he is still your friend, and this is not a betrayal, because he knows that I will not do anything harmful to you." ”

Han Chuang sneered, "I'm afraid I can only say this after I pass the test." ”

"Yes, but it's not all right," Hu Dingshan didn't hide it, "If you don't pass the test, then you are destined to be just a member of the crowd, harmless and unspilled by me, I naturally don't bother to care about you, specifically, you were just a chess piece at that time." ”

"And what if I passed the test?" Han Chuang's tone showed that he was interested.

Hu Dingshan smiled, stared at Han Chuang and said, "You are still a chess piece, but you have become a more valuable chess piece." ”

Hu Dingshan's rudeness should have made people angry, but Han Chuang was surprisingly calm, and his expression didn't even change in the slightest.

His eyes didn't move, his lips didn't move, even the skin at the corners of his eyes didn't twitch in any way, he looked like a stone, a cold stone.

And then at some point, the attempt suddenly moved - he smiled, laughed pleasantly.

Smack!

Three disconnected, distinct applause rang out in the dark tent, and then Han Chuang's voice came with the wind: "You're right, I'm a chess piece, but so are you." ”

Hu Dingshan smiled and replied: "It's right if you can figure this out, we are all chess pieces, insignificant chess pieces." There was not much reluctance in the tone, on the contrary, it revealed a natural meaning, even willingness.

Han Chuang waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm not here to discuss complex theories with you, I just want to know, what do you want me to do? ”

Hu Dingshan was obviously stunned, he didn't expect Han Chuang to be so straightforward. Or that it's been a long time since he's met someone so straightforward, and most people struggle to pay attention to their curiosity when faced with the same situation, and it seems to be taken for granted.

"Aren't you curious about the story behind it?" asked Hu Dingshan.

"Why be curious?" replied Han Chuang, "It has nothing to do with me, does it, I just need to know something related to me." Knowing too much can affect my judgment. ”

Hu Dingshan stroked his beard and laughed, "You are indeed a wonderful person. ”

"You're not bad either. Han Chuang sneered, "Let's cut to the chase, I don't have that much time." His expression showed impatience at the moment, but of course it could just be a disguise to put enough pressure on the other side - a negotiation technique, not worth mentioning.

"Buddha bone relics. Hu Dingshan said lightly, as if a word had inadvertently slipped out of his mouth.

But this was like an unconscious whisper, and it was like a voice floating outside the sky, but it set off a storm in Han Chuang's heart.

He subconsciously lowered his voice and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Hu Yixue even told you this?"

Hu Dingshan laughed and said, "I am the elder of the Hu family, the guardian of the Linglong Pagoda, and the monk of the Beihai Zen Monastery is from the east, I should know." ”

"Damn it. Han Chuang scolded secretly, and said, "Are you trying to stop me?" He thought of Hu Yixue's resolute performance when he tried to stop himself, there was no reason, no position, and even no obstruction of right and wrong, he stared at Hu Dingshan, for fear that his attitude would be the same as Hu Yixue.

"On the contrary," said Hutdinshan, "I want to help you." ”

Han Chuang sneered: "Do you think I will believe this kind of nonsense?" He couldn't help but begin to admire the unpredictable prophet of the monk, as early as the night he left, when everyone was drunk, the monk said to him: "When you pass the Linglong Festival, the Buddha bone relics will be handed over to you." ”

At that time, Han Chuang still thought that it was the monk's distrust of him, but now it seems that he had expected it.

The story of the innocent husband is naturally justified, and there is no impermeable wall in the world, and anyone may know about it.

It's just that this time Han Chuang was lucky, he knew Hu Dingshan, if he was someone who had malicious intentions towards him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You don't believe it?" said Hu Dingshan.

"Of course. Han Chuang said, "But I believe in one sentence more." ”

"What?"

"Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief. ”

Hu Dingshan laughed, and Han Chuang thought that his mood was much happier than at the beginning.

"You have a request for you, and naturally there will be conditions, don't you listen to my conditions?" Hu Dingshan looked at Han Chuang, his eyes shining.

Han Chuang fell silent, as if chewing on this sentence. After a long time, he finally spoke, "Talk about your conditions." ”

Hu Dingshan smiled unexpectedly: "My conditions are the same as your purpose, to suppress the demons in my heart." ”

As soon as Han Chuang wanted to speak, he was interrupted by Hu Dingshan: "I know what you want to say, I can tell you something, the Hu family guards the Linglong Pagoda, not to prevent outsiders from entering the tower, but to guard the inner demons, if there is a person who enters the tower to help me suppress the inner demons, the old man can't ask for it, how can he stop you?"

What Hu Dingshan said is very reasonable, but Han Chuang will not believe it easily.

That's not what Hu Yixue said. ”

Hu Dingshan smiled and said: "The only one who really knows the purpose of guarding is the old man, Hu Yixue, like other Hu family children, only knows a little about the task of guarding the pagoda, and even some people may not know about the demons in their hearts." ”

Han Chuang sorted out the context of the matter in his heart, and also felt that what Hu Dingshan said was reasonable, so he was puzzled and said, "Do you think I can get the qualification to enter the tower?"

Hu Dingshan smiled: "That's why I'm here, I said, I'm here to help you." ”

Han Chuang shook his head and said, "How can I help." ”

Hu Dingshan smiled mysteriously and said, "How about helping you break through the half-step concentrating?" With the strength of the half-step contemplation, you must be able to stand out in the Linglong Conference." ”

Han Chuang smiled and said, "Why don't you just help me break through the condensation period?"

"I also think," Hu Dingshan also smiled, "but you can only rely on yourself to break through the condensation period, and no one else can rely on it." ”

Han Chuang shook his head and didn't speak, but he agreed with Hu Dingshan's statement in his heart.

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

Hu Dingshan said: "Just let go of yourself." ”

As soon as the words fell, his voice immediately became blurred, and even Han Chuang's perception could not detect his existence. Suddenly, Han Chuang felt that his back was being pressed with his palm, and when he looked back, he saw that Hu Dingshan was standing behind him.

He knew that at this moment, he should absolutely trust the old man behind him, but the suspicious nature of human beings still made him show a puzzled expression.

Hu Dingshan smiled and said: "Listen to Hu Yixue, your martial soul is very special, you can absorb people's true qi, I will directly inject the true qi into your body, how much you can absorb, you see your ability." ”

Han Chuang nodded, and suddenly felt that there was a steady stream of true qi in his body, like a trickle at first, and then like a tidal wave, endlessly, fortunately, this true qi was soft and smooth, without the slightest aggressiveness, otherwise he would have turned into a corpse at this moment.

This also reminded Han Chuang, he had always thought that devouring the martial soul was an invincible existence, and now it seemed that a martial artist with such a high strength as Hu Dingshan could definitely crush him head-on with his true qi, and kill him before he could open the martial soul.

This is not alarmist, but real.

In a trance, Hu Dingshan's voice came from his ears: "Concentrate and calm down, how much you can breathe depends on your creation." ”

Only then did Han Chuang come back to his senses, transport his martial spirit, and swallow these true qi like a sea tide into the meridians.

There is no so-called method of transmitting martial arts in the Shenzhou Continent, Hu Dingshan can transmit true qi to Han Chuang, it is also because of the existence of devouring martial souls, if there is no such wonderful martial soul, these true qi can only help Han Chuang dredge the meridians at best, but with devouring martial souls, the external true qi can become the help of Han Chuang's breakthrough.

Suddenly, it was as if a gust of wind had rolled up in front of him, and an inseparable black cloud engulfed the scene in front of him. Han Chuang closed his eyes, and the world became darker.

He seemed to see a dark whirlpool, constantly spinning, the air flow stirring, constantly being absorbed by the whirlpool, and absorbing again.

Han Chuang felt that the true qi in his body was spinning along the whirlpool at the same time, turning clockwise, and then spinning, as if he was never tireless.

He didn't know what to do, he wasn't surprised or ashamed to say it. At this moment, Hu Dingshan's voice floated from nowhere, like a gust of wind, blowing into his ears: "Try to guide the true qi and compress the true qi." ”

Sometimes, people are only a layer of window paper left from their goal, but they can't break it, so they need an introduction.

It can be a gust of wind or a rain, but here, it is a sentence from Hu Dingshan.

Hu Dingshan's words are like a gust of wind that rolls away black clouds, like a rain that pierces the sky, and like a bright light on the coastline, pointing out the direction for Han Chuang, who is groping in the dark.

He began to control the true qi according to Hu Dingshan's words, and kept compressing and compressing the rotating true qi.

The gas turned into bodily fluids, becoming thinner and thinner, until finally, condensed into a round and bright sphere, and the true qi behind him began to gradually change, from the tide of the sea, to the first trickle, until finally, completely cut off.

"It's okay, I think you've successfully condensed Jindan. Hu Dingshan's voice came.

Han Chuang suddenly opened his eyes, and the golden light in his eyes flashed and disappeared.

At this moment, he no longer feels like a sharp sword, but soft, indifferent, and natural, like a gust of wind outside the clouds on the horizon.

There is no sadness or joy in his eyes when he looks at Hu Dingshan, you can't see anything more at all.

Hu Dingshan smiled and said, "How does it feel to be half-step contemplation?"

Han Chuang said: "The world is different. ”

He didn't say what was different, it was a strange feeling that could not be described in words, everything was still the way it was, but in his eyes, it had a new meaning.

He didn't say it, because he couldn't describe it, but he knew that Hu Dingshan must have felt the same way.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, Hu Dingshan smiled slightly and said, "Very good, if it is really talented, as long as the true qi is enough, you can break through to a half-step concentrating." ”

Han Chuang smiled and said, "It's just luck." The eyes that looked at Hu Dingshan were no longer full of aggression, but a peaceful, natural, and even faintly mixed with a grateful look.

Hu Dingshan smiled and said, "This is the mystery of half-step contemplation, but there is a golden pill in your body." ”

Han Chuang said: "Yes, there is a golden pill. ”

Hu Dingshan stroked his long beard and smiled: "What color." ”

Han Chuang replied casually: "White." ”

"White?" Hu Dingshan frowned, "Are you sure it's white." ”

Han Chuang said in surprise: "That's right, is there anything wrong?"

Hu Dingshan shook his head and said in an uncertain tone: "There are thousands of martial souls in the world, which are divided into weapon martial souls, beast martial souls and natural martial souls in terms of form, but in fact, this division is not accurate. ”

After a pause, he added: "The truly accurate division method should be divided by attributes. ”

Han Chuang blinked and asked, "How do I score by attributes?"

Hu Dingshan said with a smile: "There are five elements of yin and yang in the world, and martial souls are also divided into yin and yang, and there are also five elements, for example, if it is a fire martial soul, whether it is the most ordinary fire martial soul, or a beast flame lion, or a red sword in the weapon martial soul, when forming a golden pill, the golden pill will be fiery red, the yin fire is bright red, and the yin fire is dim; ”

Han Chuang said, "Is there a problem?" He looked a little anxious, after all, it was about his body, and it was natural to be anxious.

Hu Dingshan said with a smile: "That's no problem, it's just the attribute of Jindan, maybe it's because your martial soul is special, this little thing, you can slowly explore it in the future." ”