The scorching sun in the sky was baking the earth, and the blinding light was cast on the dense bamboo forest below.

On a quiet bamboo forest path.

A young man sat on the ground, and there were two people lying next to him, judging by the mess on the ground, it seemed that there had been a fierce battle here just now, but now it seemed that this young man was the victor.

Yi Tian used the strength of his body to shake Zhou Long's martial arts, and he had already suffered serious internal injuries, if Zhou Long had not been poisoned, the outcome of today's battle of life and death would probably be difficult to predict.

The poison on this dagger was purchased by Yi Tian in the shop that sold weapons, and just in case, Yi Tian also bought some venom that could even pose a threat to the Seventh Layer of Body Refining, which alone cost a lot of spirit stones.

Because the higher the realm of a martial artist, the more difficult it is for ordinary venom to threaten him, but today this venom really helped Yi Tian a lot.

Yi Tianpan sat in place and breathed for a while, then got up and put away the daggers, flying knives and other weapons again, and groped for a while on the two brothers Zhou Long and Zhou Hu, only found dozens of spirit stones, but did not find the cultivation method of a thousand refining claws, which made Yi Tian feel a pity, it seems that this martial art should be given by the Zhang family, and naturally he will not let it be carried on his body.

After the battle between Yi Tian and Zhou Long, his eyes were very hot on this Thousand Refining Claw, and now Yi Tian has no other martial arts in his body except for the Tiger Roar Fist, especially a martial art like Thousand Refining Claws, which has a lot of attack power, and there is no one.

Although the village chief gave Yi Tian a scroll, which recorded the cultivation method of a secret art, he could only cultivate when he reached the Bone Quenching Realm, and after all, he could not quench his thirst from far water.

Yi Tian looked at the two corpses on the ground, and felt slightly uncomfortable in his heart, after all, this was the first time Yi Tian had killed someone.

Perhaps because he had often killed demon beasts before, Yi Tian adjusted after a while, found a place to bury the bodies of the two, and then found a remote path and rushed towards the direction of the Barren Mountain Range.

......

At this time, on the periphery of the barren mountain range, two people walked out of the vast forest and talked to each other.

"Hey, man, what did you get today?" asked one of them with a smile on his face.

"Alas, don't mention it, I found a demon spirit flower today, and it was almost there, and out of nowhere, a demon cloud leopard came out of nowhere, and I almost lost my life!" said the other person extremely depressed.

"Demon Cloud Leopard?" the man looked surprised, and then said, "That's a second-order demon beast, and it's known for its swiftness, even if a Bone Quenching Realm powerhouse encounters it, it will be difficult to escape, with your eightfold cultivation of refining body, you can actually escape for your life? aren't you lying to me?!"

The other person's face was a little ugly, and he said angrily: "What did I lie to you?" Originally, I was certain to die, but suddenly a mysterious strong man appeared and fought with the Demon Cloud Leopard, and I escaped!"

"Oh...... No wonder, brother, don't be angry, I didn't ask casually, I have gained a lot today, slaughtered an iron-armored pig, that iron-armored pig is worth a lot of spirit stones!

The man next to him looked better, and the two walked out together.

And in a dense forest not far from the two.

"Xiaoyu, this barren mountain range is really not the place you should come to, let's listen to Uncle Zheng's words and go back with me. A white-haired old man dressed in white said to the girl in front of him.

This girl is not very old, and at this time she slowly turned her head, revealing an extremely delicate face, eyes as crystal as black jewels, a slightly upturned nose is cute, and her fair little face is flushed.

"Uncle Zheng, why did my father marry me to Zhang Shaobai?" the girl said to the old man with some anger.

"Xiaoyu, your father was forced to be helpless, some time ago, your father went into the barren mountain range to look for water and flowers, and he encountered a fourth-order demon beast, the Blue Blood Demon Lion, and escaped with serious injuries!"

"And among the three major families, my Ouyang family is the weakest, and the Zhang family is the strongest, now like the other major families in Yuecheng today, my Ouyang family is even more eyeing, the only way to resolve this situation is to marry with the other two families, Jiang Kui, the leader of the younger generation of the Jiang family, has a marriage contract, only Zhang Jiatianjiao Zhang Shaobai is now a good match with you. ** said helplessly.

"So, my father had no choice but to marry me to Zhang Shaobai, but did he consider my feelings?" Ouyang Xiaoyu faintly cried, she really didn't want to marry Zhang Shaobai.

"Xiaoyu, you have to know the current situation of the Ouyang family. ** said with some seriousness, "The three major families of Tianyue City not only represent titles and status, but also control the number of disciples who can recommend disciples to the Wind Sect, you know, the Wind Sect is the real giant in this spiritual realm!"

** And every three years in this Tianyue City, the three major families, the five major families will hold a trial together, and the winner of the trial will get a place to enter the inner sect of the Wind Sect, once you enter the inner sect, it is a real rebirth, soaring into the sky, even with the family will benefit immensely, now you are the most outstanding person in the family, you should share the worries of your father!"

Ouyang Xiaoyu's face was a little sad, and said: "Uncle Zheng, you have watched me grow up since I was a child, that Zhang Shaobai is insidious, and he has long coveted me, and now he is taking advantage of the fact that my father is seriously injured, with the help of the family to put pressure on me, and wants me to marry into the Zhang family." Uncle Zheng, can you bear to watch Xiaoyu marry that Shaobai?"

**There was also some unbearable on his face, and his expression became more and more solemn.

"If you don't marry into the Zhang family, I'm afraid that other families will take advantage of your father's injury to suppress my Ouyang family, maybe the positions of these three major families will have to be handed over, and then I'm afraid that the status of the Ouyang family will plummet, and it will cause a big disaster!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Xiaoyu's eyes instantly dimmed, his face was expressionless, he just nodded, and said lightly: "I know." ”

Seeing Ouyang Xiaoyu's look, his heart ached even more, and then he sighed.

"Now that there is still a year left before the trial, if you can win the trial jointly organized by the eight families, things may turn around. ”

When Ouyang Xiaoyu heard this, he suddenly raised his head again, and his eyes like black gems bloomed again.

"Uncle Zheng, is what you said true?"

** nodded and said: "If you win, then you will have the opportunity to become a disciple of the Inner Sect of the Wind Sect, and at that time, even the Zhang family will not dare to embarrass you, let alone other families." But it's really hard to win in the trial!"

"At least it's not hopeless, if I can find the Water Falling Flower, and I can go one step further in cultivating the Water Spirit Technique, then maybe there will be a chance!" Ouyang Xiaoyu showed a resolute look on his face.

**Seeing this, he shook his head helplessly.

"Okay, since that's the case, then Uncle Zheng will accompany you on a journey, hoping that things will turn around......"

A smile appeared on Ouyang Xiaoyu's face, and the old and the young disappeared into the dense forest, and where they left, there was a demon cloud leopard lying there, with several large holes pierced through its body, obviously already dead and unable to die again.

......

And Yi Tian was standing on top of a slightly lower mountain peak at the moment, looking into the distance, his heart was full of shock.

"This is the ...... of the Barren Mountain Range," Yi Tian sighed.

Surrounded by mountains and rolling hills, a few towering peaks can be seen in the background, lush jungles below can faintly hear the roars of wild beasts, and in the distance, clouds and mist hide a much larger area......

After a short sigh, Yi Tian immediately gathered his mind and thought to himself.

Now the top priority is to heal the wound as soon as possible, the injury suffered in the battle with Zhou Long just now was only forcibly suppressed, if the injury is not healed in time, I am afraid that it will cause a dark injury.

Yi Tian glanced around, then jumped down the mountain and walked towards the depths of the jungle.

About an hour later, Yi Tian walked under a mountain cliff where there was a cave.

Yi Tian picked up a stone and threw it towards the cave, and after a while, a fierce bear howled and rushed out, Yi Tian's eyes were cold, and he picked up the flying knife and threw it away.

Half an hour later, in the cave.

The fire was burning, Yi Tian was sitting in front of the fire, holding a branch in his hand, with two bear paws strung on it, and in an instant, the cave was full of the smell of meat.

"Well, it's so fragrant, it's really delicious!" Yi Tian sighed as he ate the bear's paw.

The bear was just an ordinary beast, Yi Tian naturally easily killed it, became his belly, and occupied this cave in a grand manner, the cave was about five or six zhang deep, and after cleaning it up, this cave officially became a simple residence for Yi Tian.

After Yi Tian had a full meal, he began to sit cross-legged to heal his injuries.

This time the injury was very serious, Yi Tian was unable to use his aura, and he had suffered a lot of internal injuries from his previous martial arts against Zhou Long with his physical body, especially one of his arms was almost half useless, and he had to recover quickly.

Yi Tian took out a small brocade box from his arms, which was the earth fire root that he bought in Wanbaolou.

Yi Tian thought for a moment, then gently took a small bite of it, the earth fire root had a slight bitter taste, and there was a burnt taste, but Yi Tian didn't care, and swallowed it directly.

Suddenly, a fiery feeling rose from his abdomen, like a hot furnace, and then, a thick aura dissolved in his abdomen, surging towards Yi Tian's limbs.

Yi Tian reined in his mind and guided these spiritual qi towards the cold qi in the dantian that sealed the cyclone ice.

To Yi Tian's surprise, the effect of this earth fire root was obviously not ordinary, as soon as this huge aura touched the cold qi shrouded in the outer periphery of the cyclone, it was like the sun shining on the snow, and those cold qi gradually melted away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And when the aura in his body was impacting the cold qi, Yi Tian also controlled some of the escaping aura to sink into his body, while using exercises to heal his injuries.

After about a cup of tea, the aura generated by the earth fire root disappeared.

Yi Tian slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of white air, his expression slightly happy.

"These eight hundred years of earth fire roots are really extraordinary, just for a while, most of my injuries have healed, and the cold in my body is also a little less, and I can mobilize some spiritual energy in my body. ”

Yi Tian slowly raised his palm, his palm glowed slightly, and then, Yi Tian punched the stone wall on his side, and fine lines appeared on the stone wall in an instant.

"It seems that if you take all of this earth fire root, the cultivation in your body will be completely restored. Yi Tian was happy and frowned a little, "It's a pity that my physical body is too weak, and I have reached saturation with only a little bit of spiritual energy, and if I continue to absorb it, I can only waste so much precious spiritual energy in vain." ”

Yi Tian thought about his nine hundred spirit stones, gritted his teeth, and gave up the idea of subduing all the earth fire roots in one go.

"Since qi can't be used, then the next thing is to cultivate the physical body!"