Chapter 12: Life should not be saved by itself
As soon as one of the serpent's eyes was pierced by the dagger, blood spurted out. In severe pain, it violently spat out the stone from its mouth, then opened its mouth wide and gnawed around. It's a pity that this stone cave is too narrow, not only did it fail to bite Qi Ji and Zhang Ning, but because of the random collision, it has hit its head and neck to scars.
After the giant snake bit and bumped indiscriminately for a while, it seemed that it was due to excessive blood loss, and it seemed to be exhausted, so its movements gradually slowed down. At this moment, Qi Ji saw the opportunity, risked being devoured by the giant snake again, pounced on the top of the giant snake's head, and then pulled out the short sword pierced in the eye of the giant snake with lightning speed, and quickly twisted around and pierced into the other eye of the giant snake.
The serpent was startled and swayed left and right, but failed to shake the trail down. Instead, he was stabbed in one eye again, and now he was blind, and under the severe pain, his head was thrown more violently, and he desperately wanted to retract out of the hole. When they succeeded, they let go of the giant serpent, not wanting to be thrown to the ground all at once.
Zhang Ning suddenly shouted: "Don't let it run!" Qi Ji was lying on the ground, seeing that the giant snake was about to escape, and suddenly heard Zhang Ning's cry, he did not hesitate to kick his legs upward, and came to a "kicking the sky", which happened to kick on the neck of the giant snake. Hearing the sound of "Peng", the snake's head hit the stone wall on the top of the cave.
Qi Ji's feet were almost exhausted. After the snake's head hit the stone wall, it was smashed in an instant, and the brains were accompanied by blood, rushing out, and the snake's body began to curl up and churn violently, and the snake's tail was like a whip, throwing around, only to hear the "pop" sound, touching the branches, the branches were broken, and the stones were shattered, and the ground was also whipped out of potholes.
After a while, the serpent finally didn't move.
The head of the snake fell between the two, and the blood continued to gush, and most of the two of them were also stained red. Zhang Ning saw that the giant snake was dead, and applauded. Qi Ji was already exhausted, lying on the ground, gulping, "snorting, snorting" and panting.
Zhang Ning was very excited, stepped forward, drew a blood knife, cut the snake body, and cut out the snake gall. She glanced at Qi Ji and saw that his face was pale, and she knew that he had been poisoned by the snake in the fight with the giant snake.
Zhang Ning told him not to move, and then cut open the snake gall bladder to remove the bile, and then cut the snake gall bladder into thin slices and stuffed it into the mouth of the trace piece by piece.
After Qi Ji finished eating the snake gall bladder, his face slowly improved. Although the two of them were thrilling this time, they made a lot of gains, so they were very happy.
The two of them peeled off the snake skin, which could block the wind and cold, dry the snake meat, and satisfy hunger for several days.
It's also strange to say, since the two of them ate the snake heart, chewed the snake bones, and drank the snake blood, not only did they feel that their physical strength was gradually abundant, but their internal strength was also very long.
However, they did not know the origin of the serpent. It turned out that this snake was carefully stocked here by the divine doctor in order to increase the internal power of the sword demon. The reason why this giant snake can grow so huge is because Shi Shen Medicine first fed rabbits, sheep and other small animals with hundreds of precious herbs, and then threw the rabbits and sheep to the giant snake, the giant snake indirectly absorbed the essence of the herbs, and slowly grew so huge, so that it has important medicinal value, especially the snake gall bladder, snake heart, snake blood, can make people's internal strength greatly increased.
The sword demon asked Shi Shen to heal this snake, which can be said to have consumed huge financial and material resources. Wait for the giant snake to grow and lay its eggs before stopping feeding. Wait for the giant snake to starve for half a month, and then kill the snake to take gall, meat, and blood, at this time the giant snake has the most medicinal value, in order to maximize the help of people to increase internal strength. Pity.
The eggs laid by the giant snake can be eaten, which can greatly replenish vitality, and can also be used for reproduction.
Just recently, the two of them were ready to kill snakes for gall, feeding on snake meat and snake eggs. But he didn't want Qi Ji and Zhang Ning to take the lead, kill and eat it, it can be said that the hard work of Shi Shen Doctor and Sword Demon for many years was finally ruined.
In fact, there is only one entry and exit in this valley, and only the sword demon and the Shi Divine Doctor know, it is difficult for outsiders to enter, but Qi Ji and Zhang Ning fell from the sky, which can not be said to be the will of heaven.
Snake gall bladder is taken by Qi Qi to detoxify snake venom. The two of them ate snake meat and drank snake blood every day, and it can be said that they both benefited greatly. It's no wonder that the two of them have been alive and vigorous recently. Even his head began to grow black hair, and his chin, cheeks, cheeks, and neck were also bearded. And Zhang Ning is even more delicate like a flower, and her skin is as crystal as jade.
In the early morning of this day, Qi Ji walked through the swordsmanship in the sword spectrum again, and then began to meditate on the second layer of "swinging the sword into a river", thinking of the wonders, and unconsciously waving the sword and dancing.
Suddenly, someone gave a loud thumbs up: "Good".
Qi Qi stopped dancing the sword, looking for the sound, but there was no figure around, looked up suddenly, only to see that on the stone wall a few feet high from the ground, there was a door, and there was an old man standing at the door, only to see that the old man was dressed in white and snow, his hair and beard were white, he was born with a fairy wind, crane hair and childish face, his right hand was behind him, his left hand was holding his beard under his chin, his eyes were like electricity, and he was looking at himself intently.
Zhang Ning looked at it, knowing that it was a master who appeared, he was happy and worried, and the happy life should not be saved by itself, and the existing people came, which means that there is an exit here, and you can leave here. What worries me is that I don't know if this master is friend or foe? So she couldn't help but ask the old man, "Excuse me, which senior is it?" ”
The man did not speak, but flew down and landed two feet away from her, and then stretched out his right arm, and his five fingers became claws, and a sword stuck in the ground in the distance flew straight and landed on the palm of his hand.
The two of them were all shocked, and they could see that this person's martial arts were powerful and his internal skills were profound, and he must have reached the peak.
The old man in white didn't say a word, but stabbed Qi Ji with a sword, which came quickly and quickly, like a white shadow, which surprised the unsuspecting Qi Ji. And Zhang Ning, who was standing in the distance, immediately exclaimed in fright.
The white shadow came in a blink of an eye, and Qi Ji didn't have time to think about it, and while retreating, he took out his sword to block. However, although Qi Qi retreated quickly, this white shadow came faster. In the midst of the crisis, Qi Ji's body quickly leaned back slightly, but the sword in his hand still stabbed forward. Between the fire and light stones, I saw the tips of the two swords "ding", collided together, burst out a little spark, and then immediately separated. Qi Ji took the opportunity to take advantage of his strength and continued to retreat, and after the old man was blocked, he did not stop, and in an instant he came like a shadow again.
Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Qi Ji simply stopped retreating, and began to prepare to use the move of the "Shadowless Sword" to meet each other with a horizontal sword. When the old man saw that Qi Ji was no longer blindly retreating, but was going to be anti-guest, ready to attack, he was stunned for a moment, then sneered, and urged his sword out.
Qi Ji was ready at the moment, and although the sword was fierce, he was not very scared in his heart. Just as the sword was only half a foot from his chest, his body jerked to the side, and then he quickly slashed at the old man's sword-holding arm. If the sword is successful, the old man will be cut off. However, the old man reacted faster, not to mention that the sword just now was a false move, he had expected Qi Ji to attack the protruding part of his body, that is, his right arm, so his right arm was faster than Qi Ji's sword, and he drew a circle in the air, so he took advantage of the situation to go from the bottom to the top and rushed towards the middle of Qi Ji's legs. If this sword is hit, even if the qi trace is not broken in half, it will definitely break the abdomen and die.
Qi Ji knew the power of this sword, how dare he be careless, like a frightened grasshopper, kicking his feet, and then retreating a few feet. The old man seemed to know that this sword would not be hit, so he didn't wait for this trick to be used, so he jumped into the air, flew into the air, and stabbed the frightened Qi Qi head from top to bottom.
Although Qi Ji was surprised, he was calm and calm, and he was not flustered in his heart. At this moment, he saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he simply knelt down on his legs, his body sank rapidly, and the sword stabbed into the ground, more than half a foot into the ground, and then pulled the hilt of the sword, using the elastic force of the sword body, and instantly rowed forward like a boat in the water.
Qi Ji skillfully dodged the sword again, but the sword in his hand was lost. The old man missed the two blows, was stunned for a moment, and saw Qi Ji abandon the sword and flee, so he stopped chasing, and sneered: "The sword is the life of a swordsman, how can it be abandoned so easily" After speaking, he picked up the sword in the soil with a long sword, and then threw it in the direction of Qi Ji after turning around in the air.
Qi Ji caught the sword and said ashamedly: "The seniors have superb swordsmanship, the juniors are willing to bow to the wind, and the juniors are not swordsmen, just a little monk who has just returned to the vulgar" After speaking, he saluted the old man. The old man's face sank, and he snorted: "How do you know that you can't win against the old man, the old man just watched you practice swords, which is very good, and you tried two tricks just now, and you have not been defeated." Come on, make a few more moves, and let the old man see your true swordsmanship. After speaking, he didn't wait for Qi Ji to reply, and stabbed with a sword.
When Qi Qi saw the old man say this, he knew that he was just testing himself, and he had no killing intent, so he let go of his burden and began to concentrate on using the "Shadowless Sword Technique" he had practiced.
The old man was really unkind, and attacked five moves in a row without stopping, although Qi Ji was forced to retreat again and again, but every move he made was skillfully defused by Qi Ji.
How could Qi Qi so easily resolve the old man's clever and complex moves? That's because Qi Ji had already seen clearly that the swordsmanship used by the old man was completely consistent with the shadowless sword he had learned, but he didn't expect these moves to be so sophisticated and powerful after being used by this old man.
When the old man continued to attack, Qi Ji already had a bottom in his heart, and he was completely able to judge the direction and strength of the old man's sword attack, so he could slowly and occasionally use his sword to attack one and a half moves.
Zhang Ning watched the sword fight on the side, and saw that the sword moves used by the two were similar, at first she was still worried about Qi Ji, but now her hanging heart can finally be put down, because she has already guessed who it is.
Relying on the swordsmanship alone, the two of them used the same, although the old man used it more concisely and more powerfully, but after all, he was old and suffered physically, and he drank snake blood, ate snake gall bladder, chewed snake bones, and had been making up for it, and his internal strength had increased greatly, plus he had been diligent in practicing hard for several days, so he would not be in a hurry when he was about to fight. But this is not the root cause, the root cause is that this old man is deliberately trying Qi Qi, not wanting his life, but just wanting to know what level his "Shadowless Sword" has practiced, and he has no intention of harming him, if he really wants to kill him, it is definitely not a difficult matter.
But what the old man didn't expect and was greatly surprised was that the kid in front of him was able to practice the "Shadowless Sword Technique" to the third layer of "Sword Heart Xiao Xin", you must know that when he practiced to this level himself, he practiced hard for more than ten years before he achieved a little success.
In fact, there is something that the old man can't think of, that is, the second layer of "swinging the sword into a river", Qi Ji also had a slight epiphany at this time, but he still lacks some inspiration and actual combat.
The old man failed to take down Qi Ji in thirty moves, and he was shocked and sighed in his heart, he didn't expect this kid in front of him to be so tenacious. So, he decided to let him see what the real "Shadowless Sword Technique" was.
The old man's moves suddenly changed, the long sword suddenly stood up and slashed, and he turned the sword technique into a knife technique, and the sword shadow he swung turned into a sword light, and then the sword light turned into a sword shadow, a sword and a sword, a sword and a sword, like a dragon roaring, unpredictable.
Qi Ji didn't expect that the sword could be used like this, and it was difficult to deal with it for a while, and he had to switch from gong to defense. The old man resisted the weight with light, controlled the slow with fast, attacked step by step, never returned to the sword to parry, each sword was as fast as lightning, and did not give Qi Ji a chance to make a sword, splitting, pulling, cutting, sweeping, chopping, sudden, stabbing, sweeping, and piercing a steady stream of Qi Ji.
Qi Ji didn't expect this old man to be ingenious, from a sword to a knife, and then the sword light mixed with the sword shadow to attack together, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in his heart: I see! The sword in the second layer of "swinging the sword into a river" does not simply refer to swordsmanship, but this "sword" can be any weapon, such as spear, boring, knife, ge, lance, whip, mace, hammer, grasp, halberd, axe, card, stick, gun, fork, etc., and even a wooden stick, a broom, and an iron chain.
The essence of the "shadowless sword technique", Qi Ji was always incomprehensible before, but now he has an epiphany: it turns out that this "sword" really has a deep meaning, not specifically referring to a sword, whether the sword is sharp or not, it is not important, but the important thing is qi, which is the so-called sword qi, and the sword qi is shadowless and formless, so this set of swordsmanship is called "shadowless sword".
Qi Ji thought of this, as if he had an epiphany. He no longer attaches importance to the sword's moves, but gradually urges the internal force to the sword, with the dance of the sword, the sword qi also begins to form, attached to the sword body, more and more gathered, more and more gathered, until the traces are like a flash flood, and he goes all out to open out a sword, and the sword qi seems to be thrown out, and it crashes straight towards the old man like a thunderbolt.
The old man never expected that Qi Qi would be able to emit sword qi, which was worth it, if he was hit by this sword qi, he would have to be crushed to pieces, so frightened that he quickly put away his sword to dodge. Although this sword qi was empty, it rushed towards the boulder behind the old man, only to hear a "bang", and the boulder was shattered.
The old man was deeply shocked, he didn't expect that the young and gentle kid in front of him could comprehend such a realm of the "Shadowless Sword", and he could actually play sword qi, if he didn't try it himself, it was hard to believe.
In this way, the old man even accelerated the speed of his attack, not giving Qi Ji a chance to play the sword qi again. After more than a dozen rounds of fighting, Qi Ji began to retreat, and he was about to lose, when suddenly, someone shouted: "You can rest." Predict what will happen next, and listen to the next analysis!