Chapter 2 The Secret Realm of the Mountain
Xu Hao is an orphan who was discovered and adopted by the Wu family of Moshi Village 16 years ago when he was fishing in Xujiang.
Wu had no children or daughters under his knees, and was fishing on the boat that day, when he saw a small boat floating on the river, accompanied by a baby crying, the sky and the earth changed color, the wind suddenly rose, the clouds were thick, and the torrential rain was like a note.
His heart tightened, he looked around and saw no one else, the river was surging, the boat was shaking, the baby was in danger, and between the lightning and flint, he had a flash of inspiration, tied one end of the long rope to his waist, and the other end tied to the boat, and then jumped down, swam towards the baby, and took it back with some tossing.
Wu saw that there was a piece of jade pendant in the baby's swaddling clothes, engraved with a word - "Hao", and the two met in Xu Jiang, so they named Xu Hao.
His adoptive father taught him medical skills, and the other party occasionally boxed in the hospital to move his muscles and bones, he wanted to learn, but the other party did not teach, saying that he did not have the roots to practice martial arts, he was not convinced, and secretly learned a lot.
When Xu Hao was thirteen years old, Mr. Wu went out fishing and encountered an accident.
Since then, Xu Hao has made a living by going up the mountain to chop wood and collect medicine, he is vigorous, the life is hard but comfortable, ten miles and eight towns nearby, running from east to west, going up the mountain and down the river, very happy.
The two soon arrived at the foot of the mountain, only to see the glow of the sun, the colorful clouds fluttering, the strange flowers of the Yao grass, the fragrance is dense, the green pines and cypresses, standing on the top of the mountain, like a fairyland.
The top of the mountain is hazy, the sky is full of smoke, and there are faint all kinds of sounds.
The two of them were about to climb the mountain, when a white smoke came out of the ground, and after a few turns, it was a white-bearded old man, short in stature, and with a kind face.
The old man glanced at Lu Xiaoqin, the corners of his eyes jumped, and then he smiled at Xu Hao:
"The little guy in Moshi Village, why did you come here, now this mountain is an eventful autumn, many people compete for treasures, you are a mortal, how dare you come here, I watched your kid grow up, I can't bear it, so I am here to inform you, you don't want to enter this mountain by mistake and lose your life."
This old man is the nearby land god, Xu Hao has known for a long time, it is said that he is good at accumulating virtue in front of him, often helping the weak, and after his death, he was sealed as the land god by the Son of Heaven in hell.
The people who were blessed by it built a temple for it, and the incense burned continuously all year round, which was very chic.
Xu Hao understands that the land lord is really taking care of himself, but he is no longer an ordinary man, and his cultivation is to compete for opportunities.
"Grandpa Land, I'm a cultivator now, enough to protect myself."
The land was shocked, took two steps closer, rubbed his eyes, felt the scorching spiritual flame, and confirmed that Xu Hao was not lying, but so what, the mountaineer, that one is not stronger than him.
Xu Hao has just entered cultivation, how can he be an opponent of others, this is not a suicide path.
The land is kind-hearted, and he wants to stop it, and a gaze shoots at him.
"Land lord, you are short-sighted, don't meddle in things." Lu Xiaoqin frowned slightly, and warned the land public.
The land lord chuckled in his heart and was silent.
Xu Hao was proud, the old man was really shocked and speechless, and then Lu Xiaoqin signaled to go up the mountain, and then the two of them set off for a hurry.
"Grandpa Land, we're leaving."
The land sighed in his heart, after all, he watched the child grow up, and he had feelings, this child was simple by nature, and he didn't know it when he got on the thief ship, and he was alone, and he couldn't afford to provoke the aunt, so he helplessly shouted:
"Be careful."
Xu Hao and the two walked through the swirling spiritual mist, stepped in, only to feel that the sky was spinning, and the vision was difficult to find, and after a breath, the spiritual mist dissipated and the vision recovered.
It's just that what appears in front of you, but it's not an immortal mountain full of spiritual treasures.
The blue sky is like a wash, and the cranes are circling.
They were on a huge stone platform, and there were many people around them, who stopped to look into the distance, or closed their eyes to rest.
There is a yellow pillar of light in the center of the stone platform, the runes flicker, rising to the sky, it is a heavenly path, there are a total of one hundred steps.
Looking up, some people are struggling to climb, some people are sitting cross-legged, the more people go up, the fewer people are, and the highest has reached the ninety-sixth step, closing their eyes and cultivating.
Xu Hao's heart was shocked, and he was about to ask Lu Xiaoqin, when suddenly a black shadow attacked, breaking through the air, he sensed it, and with force under his feet, he pulled Lu Xiaoqin to avoid it, and in the next breath, he left a deep mark in the place where he was.
Looking at it closely, it was a huge black tiger beast, six feet long and two feet high, staring at the tiger, majestic, and there was a figure standing next to it.
The man looked apologetic and said:
"In Xia Wuxiu, the disciples of the East Lin Sect, the Kunwu Secret Realm is in the world, all the powerhouses gather here, but there are many people and there are many dangers, the slightest carelessness is the death of the Dao Dao, the major sects have left people to guard here, I was ordered by the master to inform the descendants, those with low strength, do not go up, lest they be attacked by evil hands, and lose their lives in vain."
"Ignorant children, don't kill yourself!"
The black tiger looked down, his face was disdainful, his snort was rushing, and he was very arrogant.
Wu Xiu frowned and did not speak.
The black tiger is a strange beast of the sect, with strong strength and high status, comparable to an elder, and likes to play tricks on others.
Wu Xiu knew that the black tiger would not hurt people's lives, but after all, there were faux pases, on the one hand, he couldn't make the black tiger uncle lose face, and on the other hand, he felt uneasy.
Therefore, he compiled a "lie" to inform Xu Hao of the dangers of Tianlu, and thought about it.
Wu Xiu looked at Xu Hao, the other party's coarse linen clothes, full of energy, like a loose cultivator, but the strength seems to be extraordinary, just now under the sneak attack of the Black Tiger Uncle, he failed to succeed, and he was afraid that he would be more than lucky.
The woman next to her is beautiful and vulgar, like a hibiscus out of the water, which is eye-catching.
For a while, Xu Hao made him a little unable to see through, maybe he was a disciple of the Hidden World Sect, he said secretly in his heart.
"Brother Wuxiu is warm, Xu Hao is grateful!"
Xu Hao pondered for a moment when he heard this, thanked the other party, his heart was martial, empathetic, chivalrous, and worthy of admiration, but the black tiger couldn't help but say, he made a sneak attack, which was really done by a tiger gentleman, which was spurned!
Moreover, he has opened the Heavenly Pivot and has just entered the cultivation, so he can be regarded as a newborn calf, how can he be afraid of tigers!
Xu Hao secretly cheered up, his heart was indignant, and then he looked up and saw the appearance of no one in the eyes of the black tiger, and he couldn't help but be angry, and the spiritual flame in his hand came uninvited, running quickly, like a frightening flood.
Wu Xiu was about to step forward and ask the other party where he came from, but Xu Hao suddenly shot without warning, thinking that he was attacking himself, he didn't have time to dodge, and raised his arms to resist in a hurry.
Just listen to the "bang".
Wu Xiu didn't move at all, but the black tiger on the side had his eyes wide open, and flew out upside down, his face was full of disbelief, Wu Xiu's ears roared, and when he looked up, he saw the black tiger fall to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and twitching fiercely.
"Uncle Black Tiger......"
Wu Xiu looked over and saw the tragic situation of the black tiger, the corners of his eyes trembled, and his heart trembled, and then he secretly rejoiced, and secretly glanced at Xu Hao, fortunately, he was not disrespectful, otherwise he would be lying down.
"Brother Wu, your mount is really hateful, and if the sneak attack fails, I will always be mild-tempered, but I am also angry and unbearable, I wanted to teach it a lesson, but I didn't expect it to be so vulnerable, seeing it so miserable, I felt pity, I shot too hard, I'm sorry."
Xu Hao put away the spiritual flame and apologized calmly and seriously.
Wu Xiu glanced at the black tiger, still unconscious, and said with a smile:
"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, this black tiger is lazy and lazy, arrogant and rude, it is indeed undisciplined, but it is accompanied for a long time, I can't bear to blame it because of the situation, Brother Xu can't be better, the tiger's eyes look down on people, let it have a long memory, otherwise it will suffer disasters in the future!"
Wu Xiu's heart was awe-inspiring, Xu Hao definitely came from the power that was not weaker than Donghua Sect, under the unpretentious blow, Uncle Black Tiger fainted, although there was a suspicion of underestimating the enemy, but this person's strength was definitely far superior to him, the master said that there are people outside the people, and there are mountains outside the mountains, which is true.
"Brother Wu is reasonable, broad-minded, and really a handsome among people, the two of us first came here, I don't know what is the mystery of this secret realm?"
Xu Hao humbly asked for advice, Wu Xiu was greatly affected by the words, and felt more and more that this person was worthy of deep friendship, and said with a smile:
"Brother Xu doesn't know, when you enter this place, everyone's cultivation is pressed to the Void Valley Realm, you look at the road of heaven again, there are a hundred steps, the higher you go, the more abundant the spiritual power, and the cultivation is twice the result with half the effort, Brother Xu's strength is extraordinary, you can find a place with abundant spiritual energy to practice."
"You're in the middle of the Void Valley Realm now." Lu Xiaoqin explained on the side.
When Xu Hao heard this, his heart was shocked, everyone was in the same realm as him, that was great, but he still had something to understand, and asked:
"Why don't Brother Wu go up and practice?"
When Wu Xiu heard this, his expression was gloomy, and he said: "I have low strength, and I was conspired by someone to fall down to the heavenly road, if it wasn't for the protection of the sect's spiritual weapon, I am afraid that I would have died."
Then he added: "There is only one chance to ascend to heaven."
Xu Hao suddenly realized and exclaimed, "So dangerous? ”
"It's dangerous!"
Xu Hao saw that Wu Xiu was very serious, and his heart was awe-inspiring, but he had already come here, and there was no reason to retreat without a fight, so he said goodbye to Wu Xiu at the moment, and the two entered the pillar of light.
The black tiger on the side saw Xu Hao leaving, his heart was relieved, this kid finally left, his eyelids opened, he got up quietly, walked to Wu Xiu's side, and said in a deep voice:
"Senior nephew, this person's aura is pure and his strength is superb, I saw that you took the initiative to investigate, so I pretended to be unconscious and created an opportunity for you, I don't know if you can find out who he is?"
Wu Xiu was taken aback when he heard this, Uncle Black Tiger had not been unconscious, so just now he said bad things about Uncle Black Tiger behind his back, wouldn't he be killing himself!
Moreover, he didn't seem to ask where Xu Hao was, he had an idea, and said solemnly:
"Uncle Shi doesn't know, that Xu Hao is a disciple of the hidden world, he talks extraordinarily, and his strength is also very powerful, Uncle Shi was attacked by him, and he fell down for a while, although his nephew was very angry at the time, but his strength was low, and he had to bear it with tears."
After that, Wu Xiu was grief-stricken.
"The master and nephew don't need to blame themselves, you are not that person's opponent, but don't make a noise about today's matter, the power behind that person is extraordinary, I am beaten a small matter, and the reputation of the sect is damaged, and I see that you have a good conversation with him, so I should have a good fate."
Black Tiger sneered in his heart, and he heard the conversation between the two of them clearly.
Wu Xiu, this kid, is obviously dissatisfied with himself, but Xu Hao's blow is indeed thrilling, making himself embarrassed in front of his juniors, he is very unhappy but helpless.
Wu Xiu knew it and shouted: "Uncle Shengming!"
……
On the heavenly road, there are people sitting on each step, and the spiritual power around them is shining, like stars in the sky, and the two of them stepped on, all the way forward, and came to the fifty-first order in one breath.
This is a watershed, six adults stop here, he has now surpassed most people, and above are all disciples of the family sect, all extraordinary.
"It's still far away."
Lu Xiaoqin glanced at Xu Hao, and said indifferently.
Xu Hao raised his eyes and looked at it, full of shame.
Someone has climbed the ninety-sixth steps, the heavenly palace, close in front of him, that person sits cross-legged, closes his eyes and cultivates, and will soon reach his destination, but he is still in half a hundred places, which is embarrassing.
Little did he know that he had outpaced many people and climbed at an astonishing pace.
Then the two of them did not rest, and continued to hurry under the amazement of Wu Xiu and his uncle Heihu, as well as everyone behind them.
"Senior nephew, how many steps did you climb at that time?"
Wu Xiu looked at Xu Hao's heroic posture and was stunned: "Seventy steps."
"How long does it take?"
"Half-day ......"
The black tiger's face was heavy, and in a moment, he reached the middle of the Heavenly Path, and there seemed to be no pressure.
Those who climbed the fifty steps are not ordinary people, they are all people with top forces in Jiangzhou, but this young man named Xu Hao has never heard of it, is there a Xu family in Jiangzhou?
Xu Hao didn't know what others thought at all, tried hard to catch up with the people in front of him, climbed the eighty steps in one breath, and stopped, because here, there were people sleeping heavily.
The aura of this secret realm is incomparably abundant, several times that of the outside world, and the further back the heavenly path, the higher the level, the richer the aura, so many people have to stay at the highest place they can reach to practice even if they know that they can't reach the top.
Looking closely, this person is a man with neat clothes and fair skin, and the strange thing is that although he is snoring, there are thousands of words "town" around him.
These ancient characters are three-dimensional, like a stone tablet standing still, hidden from time to time, large or small, very mysterious.
Xu Hao had never seen such a magical scene, he was very curious, stopped and looked at it, and was not disturbed, in his eyes, the word "town" was like an antique old thing, so he couldn't help but want to observe and study.
Lu Xiaoqin didn't say anything, sat quietly aside, and waited for Xu Hao.
These words "town" are the same but different, and they look the same, but he always feels that something is missing, Xu Hao's spiritual power gathers to his eyes and observes carefully.
At this time, the man suddenly woke up, and he was not surprised to see Xu Hao, he looked at it slightly, and said with his breath:
"In Xia Zhang Daoning, my friend can understand the mystery of these words?"
Zhang Daoning smiled slightly, his spiritual power was running, and thousands of ancient characters appeared around him, spinning faintly.
Xu Hao found that at this time, in addition to the word "town", there were other ancient character transformations, and after a circle, he wrote down these words.
They are the five characters of "Qian", "Kun", "Dao", "Tibet" and "Town".
Xu Hao immediately expressed his opinion:
"Under Xu Hao, I don't understand, just have some doubts, I came here, attracted by these ancient words, at first I felt that thousands of 'town' words are wonderful, and then observed, and felt that there is a lack of spiritual rhyme, like stagnant water, and now you reveal the remaining four words, I am more and more certain."
"This should be a martial art, but it is flawed and lacks a key part."
Xu Hao's voice was not loud, but when these words fell, a man on the eighty-ninth order snorted coldly, "Shanye Villager, what qualifications do you have to talk about my Zhang family's exercises!" ”
A spiritual attack struck, Xu Hao's divine sense was so powerful, he had already sensed it, and immediately took action to block it, his body shook slightly, and he looked at the man.
This person has a brocade robe and hair, and his face is like a crown of jade, which is similar to Zhang Daoning's temperament.
Seeing this, Zhang Daoning smiled apologetically at Xu Hao, "My cousin, Zhang Junling, he has a strong nature, Brother Xu is not strange." ”
Zhang Junling was slightly surprised when he saw Xu Hao calmly blocking his blow, and said coldly:
"Before you speak, weigh your identity and status, Daoning, I know that you are indifferent by nature and have no intention of power, but when you go out, the face of the Zhang family must not be lost!"
Some people looked at Xu Hao and ridiculed him for not knowing the world and being bold enough to say that the Zhang family is a famous family in Jiangning, and he said to his face that his skills were lacking, wasn't it a slap in the face in public.
"This kid is from any family, he looks very shabby, not like everyone's children, but the woman next to him is very good."
"Don't say more, these two people both climbed the eighty steps, and the man easily blocked Zhang Junling's blow, his strength is not trivial, and he can't be judged by his appearance."
Xu Hao frowned slightly, unhappy in his heart.
These people who claim to be big places always like to look at people by their origins, he is very puzzled, they are also people, why do they have to fight for a noble birth, eighty-nine steps, right, see how I surpass you!
"Brother Dorning will take his leave first."
Xu Hao's expression