Without a familiar sword by his side, Xu Huaigu always felt that a part of life was missing. Originally, he was still able to practice the set of Fuyao Sect swordsmanship that Deng Zhiyuan had taught him, but now he could only practice the Taoist Jinsuo Talisman to kill time.

Luckily, practicing the tricks is a time-consuming process. As long as he silently recites the formula, his mind will be unconsciously intoxicated, and he will soon enter the realm of self-forgetfulness, and the passage of time will be unaware. As soon as the eyes were opened and closed, and the cycle of breathing and breathing was completed, several hours passed.

Under such a boring ascetic practice, two days passed quietly. The cultivation of the Golden Shuttle Talisman was really difficult, and the results of Xu Huaigu's two days of hard work were like throwing a stone into the sea, and it didn't even stir up the slightest splash, and the Golden Shuttle Talisman didn't grow in his heart.

His confidence was hit again and again, and he was inevitably a little disappointed, seriously suspecting that he had no talent for cultivation at all.

In fact, it's not that he doesn't have talent, on the contrary, he was born in Qingling, a land full of spiritual energy to suppress the ink dragon, and his talent is already much stronger than that of people outside, but no one has ever told him how difficult it is to cultivate.

Cultivation itself is a process of retrograde with the Heavenly Dao, competing with the creation of heaven and earth, how can it not be difficult? Like a ship swimming upstream, isn't it likely to experience much resistance?

In fact, even if you cultivate to a certain level, and then abandon your cultivation, the aura in your body will be lost little by little, and you will eventually return to heaven and earth. And people's cultivation will also decline correspondingly, and no matter what level of monks it is, it is impossible to avoid it. This is also a manifestation of the principle of "sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat".

Although Xu Huaigu had been struck by the cultivation of this set of golden shuttle talismans with no way out, he was still trying to persevere.

After reciting the mantra again, he opened his eyes, and as far as the eye could see, there were already lush forests and grass, hidden in the dark night.

He was now accustomed to the moment when he opened his eyes, sometimes it was dawn, sometimes it was night, sometimes it was rain, sometimes it was scorching sun.

In the process of cultivation, his mind will be completely immersed in the spiritual world, so that the other senses of the body will be paralyzed. He estimated that it was because he had entered such a state at that time, so he didn't even notice that Wang Daya took him up the mountain and imprisoned him.

It seems that in the future, when cultivating, you must find a secluded and safe place, otherwise if you are harmed by people with bad intentions, you will not be able to resist for a while.

Although the hard training of these days did not increase the realm of the Golden Shuttle Talisman, he felt that he was now immersed in cultivation for longer and longer each time. Originally, this kind of meditation could only last for two or three hours at a time, but now it is half a day at every turn.

Just like this cultivation, it was obviously started at noon when the sun was hot, and it was already late at night when it ended.

Presumably, the increase in cultivation time is also considered an improvement? That's all he could do to comfort himself.

Xu Huaigu stood up, shook his body a few times, and moved his legs, which were already sitting cross-legged a little numb.

He looked at the extreme reaches of the stream beside him. Above the boundless tall trees is a very high abrupt cliff, just a bright moon half hidden behind the cliff, as if half swallowed by the cliff. The moonlight flows, putting a layer of gauze on the cliffs and strange stones, and the artistic conception is extremely beautiful.

There is a winding rocky road that overlaps and stretches out into the cliffs in the distance, sometimes visible, sometimes disappearing.

Seeing this scene, Xu Huaigu suddenly felt a sense of sadness and vicissitudes.

After being away from home for so long, he hadn't seen his relatives for months, and Li Zi and the Taoist priest had now left him. Besides, during the period of going north, although I didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, and I could still enjoy the mountains and rivers, no one shared it, and even my tenth birthday was spent alone.

The hardships of cultivation and the joy of playing can only be borne silently by one person.

At this moment of seeing things and thinking about things, Dugu drowned him like a tide. He had a desire to give it all up.

A voice in Xu Huaigu's heart silently said: Go home, go back to a warm home, and live your life well with your parents and friends. As for Molong, what does the world have to do with the catastrophe or something? Didn't Deng Zhikite also say that I don't need to practice hard, as long as I can spend my life safely, it will be the best thing.

But he was not reconciled.

After a few months of cultivation and travel, can you just give up? Those two swords, one "Xiaoyu" sent by Bai Xiaoyu, and the other "Cangshui" sent by Fuyao Zong Deng Paper Kite, which one is not pinning their ardent expectations?

And, of course, Li Zi. If you give up now and be an ordinary person, what face and qualifications will you have to meet her in the future?

There were too many thoughts and confusion, and he had no idea of practicing for the time being.

The end of his cultivation is too high and too big, and it doesn't matter if he can't see it, but what is the real goal in front of him? Is it for money, or for power, for revenge, or for anything else?

He couldn't give an answer.

His practice has no purpose at all, and this is the root of his current problem. It's like flipping through the vast sea of books, but you don't know what you want, you can only taste it and get nothing.

Taoists call this suspicion of oneself the inner demon. Buddhism also has a similar saying, that is, the origin of the heart ape.

This mental barrier has always been a big problem for monks from all walks of life, and if the demons in their hearts are not removed, the cultivation can only achieve half the result, or even have no effect.

Xu Huaigu was very distressed and didn't know what to do ahead. It just so happened that the scenery on the other side of the cliff was good, so I was ready to go to that cliff to relax.

The distance is very far, Xu Huaigu alone in the dark night while enjoying the scenery along the way, while walking, almost at dawn, he stood on a boulder on the cliff, intertwined with the cool night breeze and morning breeze to face, refreshing.

He looked at the boundless green trees at his feet and the sun that was about to rise in the distance, and his clothes fluttered, like a fairy.

The moon is clear and the wind is clear, and the stars are sparse and the grass is abundant.

There are even crisp and melodious songs in my ears, and the cheerful music made by the wisps of blowing leaves, it is really like a fairyland.

A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of Xu Huaigu's mouth.

The crisp sound of blowing leaves was getting closer and closer, and Xu Huaigu woke up from the intoxication of his heart, and looked at a forest behind him with some doubts.

Soon, the sound of leaves in the forest stopped, but then a cheerful whistle sounded. Xu Huaigu felt a little nervous in his heart, quietly took out a dagger, put his back hand behind his back, and prepared to guard against this uninvited guest playing in the mountains and wilderness at dawn.

Soon, a young girl's agile body like a little fox flashed out of the lush forest, humming an unknown song in her mouth, innocent, like a mountain flower blooming.

The girl saw that there was still a person standing on the cliff, but she was not surprised at all, and even the tune of the music in her mouth did not change half a minute.

She generously walked to Xu Huaigu's side, sat down as if no one was around, took a small stone at random and dropped it off the cliff, and then listened carefully to the sound of the stone landing.

Xu Huaigu was puzzled by the appearance of this eleven or twelve-year-old girl, and her calm appearance was as if she had already guessed that Xu Huaigu would be in this place.

Xu Huaigu stood beside her silently, neither to leave nor to stay, and she was very embarrassed.

The girl finally stopped playing a little song, turned her head to look at Xu Huaigu, a strange appearance, her voice was crisp and pleasant, and asked, "What's your name?" ”

She turned her head to look at Xu Huaigu, who was very close to him, and then he began to carefully examine the girl's face.

The girl was dressed like an ordinary civilian girl, a brown-gray blouse and a pair of purple-blue linen pants. Her hair was delicately tied into two long braids, one hanging down her shoulders and the other behind her shoulders, and she looked like she had worked hard to dress up.

She also has a delicate and flawless goose egg face, soft and long eyebrows like willow leaves lying on her forehead, and a pair of watery peach blossom eyes are extremely tender, and the whole looks like a natural beauty embryo.

The girl's appearance is excellent, Xu Huaigu secretly admired in his heart, and felt that this girl was a little better looking than Li Zi.

Li Zi has a generous personality, and she usually looks good, especially full of heroism, which makes people in excellent spirits.

This girl is a small jasper. Although her figure is tall, about the same height as Xu Huaigu, she can't hide the sense of agility and liveliness on her body, but it makes her figure more proportionate and elegant.

Seeing that Xu Huaigu didn't answer for a long time, she blinked, a little annoyed, and blamed: "Why don't you answer me?" ”

Xu Huaigu would not be fascinated by her beauty, he was always vigilant against this girl of unknown origin. So he asked, "I should ask you, what are you doing on this barren mountain at this time?" ”

The girl's eyes widened, and she deliberately made a surprised expression, and said, "Aren't you also on this mountain, why do you have a reason to come, and I can't come?" Besides, there are so many flowers and plants, birds, beasts, fish and insects on this mountain, how can it be a barren mountain? If you say that, the mountain will be angry. ”

Xu Huaigu ignored her strange words and asked, "Then you also came here to see the scenery?" ”

The girl said, "Yes, not only to see the scenery, but also to see my friends." ”

Xu Huaigu furrowed his eyebrows suspiciously, and asked, "Friend?" Where are there people around here? ”

The girl smiled sweetly, revealing her cute little dimples. Just a gust of wind blew on her face, blowing her hair fluttering, facing the first light of dawn, so beautiful that she was not like a mortal.

The girl brushed her windswept hair with her hand, and said with a smile: "This mountain is my friend, my best friend." ”