The wind is no longer cold, or there is no so-called wind at all, it is just an illusion of the human body about the unfamiliar environment, perhaps, when Han Chuang stared at Nie District, he inexplicably felt a sense of unease in his heart.

It's not clear, as if it's just a strange feeling hidden in the body, hidden under the flesh and bones, and it shouldn't be perceived by himself, but at this moment, it is so clearly expressed, like a heavy hammer, beating his heart and reminding him constantly.

What was it that reminded him of the danger? No, absolutely not. What is that? Nobody knows, not even himself.

"I don't understand what you mean. Han Chuang said, gently picked up the teacup, took a sip, the fragrance of the tea wiped away the tension in his heart slightly, but the slightly trembling lips were by no means affected by a cup of tea.

He was afraid, even fearful, because he found that now everything was out of his control, and he became a pawn, a ridiculous pawn.

He thought he was a chess player, but the more he went deeper, the more he understood that a chess player would always be on top, and like him, he could only be a chess piece.

It seemed that night had come, and it had darkened, leaving only a few inexplicably lit lights flickering in the distance, leaving Nie District's eyes, bright eyes, like the two brightest cold stars in the sky in the autumn night.

There was no surprise, everything was expected by him, Han Chuang's arrival, his reaction.

"You get the idea. Nie said.

Han Chuang was beating a drum in his heart, do I understand?

He understands, understands everything, but he has been unconvinced, has been avoiding, has been hoping to leave everything behind, but this is by no means as simple as saying a sentence, the truth is not easy, it is not so easy.

For a few minutes, no one spoke, and an eerie silence lingered in the air, and the atmosphere was tense.

Nie Qu suddenly smiled and said, "Your strength is not enough. ”

Han Chuang didn't speak, what Nie Qu said was true, his strength was indeed not enough, but even if his strength was enough, it was just a chess piece, and once the chess game was arranged, it was impossible for a chess piece to transcend.

"I can help you. Nie said again.

Han Chuang still didn't speak, he couldn't make up his mind. If it were a martial artist in this world, I am afraid that he would be busy agreeing, obviously-no martial artist could refuse the request to improve his strength, but Han Chuang may not.

He can feel Nie District's kindness, but he is full of fear for the future, he doesn't know whether the improvement of strength is good or bad for him, it's very simple, if you are under the strength, then you are facing the same people under the strength, if you are superior in strength, then you are also facing people with superior strength.

A simple and unbreakable philosophy.

Nie Qu seemed to see what Han Chuang was thinking, his pale eyebrows trembled slightly, and he whispered, "You don't want to?"

Han Chuang said helplessly: "There is nothing that I am willing to do, do I have any other choice?"

"No," Nie Qu laughed, "from the moment you entered the Linglong Pagoda, you lost the right to choose, and you, I, including all the people who entered the pagoda, were just pawns. ”

"Whose pawns. Han Chuang asked.

Nie Qu shook his head and did not answer. It's not that he doesn't know, but he doesn't want to say it, and it's inconvenient to say it if he doesn't want to say it, after all, in this world, there is still a lot of respect for teachers.

Han Chuang smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about how I should improve." His words can be regarded as bringing the conversation to the main topic, leaving aside those branches, Han Chuang has also regained his shrewdness and ability, at least on the surface.

Nie Qu smiled and thought to himself, "This is the person the teacher is waiting for." But he said: "When I combed your true qi just now, I found that you have reached the peak of the contemplation stage, and you can melt your soul as long as you take one step closer."

"That's right," this is not a secret, and Han Chuang also intends to hide it, "I am indeed at the peak of concentrating, and I melt my soul in half a step." ”

Nie Qu smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not only that. His eyes twinkled, as if there was something special about it.

Han Chuang smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I know I can't hide it from you." After a pause, he continued: "The toughness of my flesh should be far greater than that of an ordinary half-step soul melting, and I don't know how strong it is. ”

He only knew that when the monk was practicing with him, he had also stared at him with a jealous look, if there was anything in him worthy of the envy of the monk, it must be a tough body, which was the result of his perseverance since he crossed over.

Nie Qu smiled: "That's right, do you know why there is such a realm as half-step soul melting." ”

"I don't know. Han Chuang replied truthfully.

Nie Qu continued: "The so-called half-step soul melting is a realm that has only existed in the past few hundred years, and before that, there was no such realm. ”

"I don't understand. Han Chuang was a little suspicious.

Nie Qu explained with a smile: "After concentrating, it is soul melting, do you know how to melt souls?"

Han Chuang said: "It is said to be the fusion of the martial soul of the divine weapon or soul treasure with the body. ”

"That's right," Nie said, "Ancient humans invented a method of cultivation to fight against demon beasts, except for a few talented people, most of the others stopped in the contemplation period; ”

"What does that have to do with half-step soul melting?" Han Chuang asked suspiciously.

"Don't worry," Nie Qu smiled and continued, "After Yao, the ancestors were able to continue cultivating, and they naturally became nobles among the human race, among which there have been several dynastic changes, but the authority of the human race is in the hands of the nobles, do you know why?"

"The cultivation method is in their hands, and only martial artists with the blood of the ancestors can cultivate to a higher realm, the law of the jungle, strength is respected, and the authority is naturally controlled by them. ”

"That's right," Nie Qingqing said with a smile, "This situation has continued to the Great Qin Dynasty under the reign of King Qin. ”

"I know this," Han Chuang thought of an article he saw when he was in the Qingzhu Sect that introduced the history of the Shenzhou Continent, "Before the Great Qin Dynasty, the Shenzhou Continent was divided, and the Qin Wangzheng worked together with Shenzhou with supreme strength and courage, making the Qiankun unified, and making an indelible contribution to the unification of the human race. ”

Seeing that Han Chuang actually knew this history, Nie Qu stroked his beard without touching his hand, and said with a slight smile: "That's right, King Qin has indeed made contributions to the unification of the human race, but it has also buried the bane of the endless fighting of the human race in the future. ”

"Why?" Han Chuang shook his head, "It's not recorded in this book. ”

"Of course there will be no record. Nie Qu laughed, "Such an imperial scandal will naturally not be recorded." After a change of words, he said: "Do you know that King Qin burned books and pitted Confucianism." ”

"Yes. ”

"Just to cover up this scandal," Nie said, "to this day, only some ancient families still keep records." ”

Han Chuang couldn't help but lean forward, and his face showed an expression full of interest. This is also normal, who would not be interested in ancient secrets, I'm afraid there are not a few.

Nie Qu's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he smiled like an amiable hamster, "Although Qin Wangzheng is a generation of Tianjiao, he can't escape the desires of human beings, after dominating the world, he is superstitious about the way of immortality, at first he was only obsessed with martial arts, but as he grew older, martial arts did not advance, so he began to seek the help of Fang Shi." ”

"Fangshi?"

"That's right," Nie said, "Fang Shi is a cultivator who specializes in different arts, and he is inferior to a martial artist in terms of destructive power and combat effectiveness, but he is even more weird. King Qin sought the help of the monks in order to live forever, and gave his martial arts cultivation to everyone for reference, one of these monks was named Xu Fu, a genius of the heavens, who actually realized a cultivation method from the cultivation method of the ancestors that could break through the contemplation period for anyone. ”

When Han Chuang heard this, he couldn't help but nod, "This Xu Fu is really a genius." ”

Nie Qu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Then you also have to get the cultivation method of the ancestors." Xu Fu invented this method of cultivation, and he practiced according to the hair, broke through the contemplation period, and was finally discovered by the King of Qin, although the King of Qin was superstitious about immortality, but also knew the consequences of this cultivation method spreading to the world, so he discharged the armor to chase and kill Xu Fu, that Xu Fu was the best among the monks, even if the strength was not good, but the escape was first-class. ”

He first fled to Jixian County, where he took two farmers who had helped him, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, as apprentices, and then fled to Pei County, where he took Liu Bang, the head of the pavilion, as an apprentice, and finally fled to a small island in the East China Sea, where he never served in the Central Plains. And the cultivation method he left behind was carried forward by these two farmers and pavilion chiefs, so that after the death of King Qin, everyone was able to practice martial arts and everyone was able to refine qi. ”

Hearing this, Han Chuang could also speculate about what would happen next, "I'm afraid that the nobles won't give up, and the poor won't be captured." ”

Nie Qu sighed and said, " That's right, at that time, Qin II ordered the arrest of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the two of them rebelled against Qin based on the warriors of Daze Township, and Shenzhou fell into a war after the war, and the battle was final, the Qin Dynasty II was terminated, and the princes of all walks of life were left with Xu Fu's apprentice Liu Bang and Xiang Yu who had the blood of the ancestors, that Xiang Yu was brave and unparalleled, and could be called the first warrior in the world, but Liu Bang had strange people to help him, and there was a cultivation method that allowed ordinary people to break through, and the battle was in the end, Xiang Yu was defeated, and he killed himself in Wujiang, and the Han Dynasty began. ”

"But what does this have to do with a half-step soul melt?"

Nie Qu smiled and said, "Don't you wonder what method Xu Fu used to improve the cultivation method of the ancestors?"

Han Chuang's heart moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Could it be?"

"That's right," Nie Qu sighed, "Xu Fu found that the reason why the poor people couldn't break through to the Soul Melting Stage was because their bodies weren't tough enough; the ancient power cultivation had almost no shackles in the realm because they were gifted and their bodies were incredibly strong; the reason why the ancestors were able to break through to the Soul Melting Stage with Emperor Yao's method was because the blood of the ancestors in their bodies could fuse exotic treasures and martial souls; and the reason why the poor people couldn't break through was because of their physical defects. ”

In response to this defect, Xu Fu used the method of the monks to refine a kind of elixir, which can replace the blood of the ancestors to a certain extent, make the body stable and tough, enough to persist until the soul melting is completed, and this elixir is called the soul melting pill, after the unification of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang gathered all the world's square scholars, and used the method of planting jade to seed the power of this elixir into the national bloodline, so ordinary people can also break through the soul melting period, but because of the existence of the power of the elixir, there must be a buffer time to transform the body before breaking through, which is the origin of the half-step soul melting. ”

After listening to Nie Qu's explanation, Han Chuang understood the story, "So that's the case, what does that have to do with my current state?"

Nie Qu said: "Actually, whether it is the blood of the ancestors or the power of the elixir, it is just to make the body reach the strength of the soul melting period," he held his chin in his hand and looked at Han Chuang's eyes a little suspicious, "Your body is too strange, it actually has such an incredible strength when you melt the soul in half a step, even many masters of the soul melting stage can't reach it." ”

At this point, he paused, and then said as if talking to himself: "It may be the willingness of the soul, the ancient power is powerful, the body is also special, it must be that your soul casually transformed the body when it came to this body." ”

Han Chuang shook his head and said, "I wasn't in good health when I first came. It was only after practicing the two exercises that I achieved the current effect. ”

Seeing Nie Qu's suspicious expression, he informed Nie Qu of the method of shaping the sword with his body on the five fists of Yi Jin and the sword canon, and Nie Qu shook his head after hearing this, "Although these two exercises are the supreme methods for tempering the body, if you say that your body reaches such a realm, it is absolutely impossible, it must be the subtle influence of spiritual consciousness." ”

Han Chuang smiled bitterly: "I see, no wonder Qingqing has no effect after practicing." He once taught these two methods to Nie Qingqing, but no matter how Nie Qingqing practiced, it didn't have much effect, he thought it was a problem with the exercises, but it turned out to be the difference in spiritual knowledge.

"By the way, what about Qingqing, I was separated from her in the formation just now, she will be fine. Han Chuang asked nervously.

Nie Qu laughed, pointed at him and said, "Don't worry, that girl is also my descendant, how can I hurt her, it's just that what we want to say, she can't listen to it, so I will trap her for a while, and there will be no danger." ”

Han Chuang put his mind at ease and said, "According to what you say, now I can melt my soul?"

"That's right," Nie said, "Your Darkiron Heavy Sword is not simple, it is enough to become the first soul treasure of your soul melting. ”

Han Chuang said: "That's just a Xuantie heavy sword that was built at random. ”

Nie Qu shook his head and said, "The so-called people raise swords, swords raise people, swords raise people, swords are the most special kind among soul treasures, and the Xuantie heavy sword you use is the most special one among them." And I ask you if there was a vision on the day the sword was made. ”

"That's right," Han Chuang said, "At that time, the Zixiao Divine Thunder came," he couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of the scene at that time, "The situation at that time was extremely dangerous, and the sword almost destroyed people. Then he informed Nie District of Cheng Jian's vision at that time.

Nie Qu stroked his beard and smiled: "This is called blessing and misfortune, at that time, the spiritual blood was insufficient, you sacrificed the sword with your own essence blood, and the Zixiao Divine Thunder just split it, and the blood, divine thunder, and sword, there was a strange reaction between the three, making the sword you cast particularly abnormal." ”

"What do you say?" asked Han Chuang.

"I said that swords raise people, and people raise swords," Nie said, "Ordinary swordsmanship and ordinary people can't realize it, but you and this heavy sword are connected by blood." I suggest that you fuse this Xuantie heavy sword, although it is only a yellow-level soul treasure now, it will gradually improve as your strength progresses. ”

When Han Chuang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "There is still such a thing?"

Nie said: "Of course. ”

Han Chuang closed his eyes slightly, thought for a moment and said, "How can I fuse." ”

He also thought clearly, now it is only the fifth layer of the Linglong Pagoda, and there are two more floors after that, and I don't know how many risks there are, if he can't improve his strength as soon as possible, I'm afraid he won't be able to reach the seventh layer at all.

Nie Qu was right, even if the most powerful weapon of the demon was useless to him, his minions could easily kill him.

Seeing that Han Chuang had made up his mind, Nie Ou smiled slightly and said, "It's actually very simple, use your heart to understand it." ”

After saying a word, he kept silent, no matter how Han Chuang asked for advice, he just didn't say it, as if all the secrets were exhausted in this sentence.

Nie Qu didn't speak, but Han Chuang was thinking about the meaning of his last sentence, what is the meaning of the heart, how to use the heart, and how to understand?

He doesn't understand, doesn't understand, can't figure it out.

As soon as the black light flashed, the heavy sword appeared in his palm, he held the hilt of the sword in his right hand, and stroked back and forth on the sword with his left hand, the movements were gentle as caressing his lover.

Silence, silence, no wind, let alone whispering, as if time had been frozen, everything stopped moving, and the only thing that was still moving was Han Chuang's thoughts.

He doesn't understand, he doesn't understand, he can't figure it out, then he understands, he understands, he figures it out. He tried to transport the martial soul and embrace the heavy sword with the martial soul.

He felt that the sword in his hand seemed to have some kind of inexplicable vitality, and where his fingers rubbed, there seemed to be traces of a heartbeat.

Not only the heartbeat, but also the blood, the flow of blood, the tremor of muscles, as if everything in human beings can be reflected on this heavy sword.

He suddenly felt that the Darkiron Heavy Sword had become a person, a living, somewhat fleshy person, smiling at himself, walking towards him.

It walked slowly, step by step, but without breaking, like a proud swordsman, with its back straight, as if nothing could bend it.

And Han Chuang himself entered a mysterious world, as if the entire body was blurred, and the soul was separated independently.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ou couldn't help but smile slightly, thinking: "The monk of Beihai Zen Monastery has found a terrible person, if it really can't help him, maybe he can really end this catastrophe." Then he smiled bitterly in his heart, "But not now, no one can stop the beginning of the catastrophe, everything must have a beginning and an end, teacher, I was really wrong, very wrong." ”

With a wave of his right hand, a transparent wall of qi appeared around Han Chuang, enveloping him and his sword.