Chapter 52: Re-entry to Dongyun Mountain
Tianji Scarlet's eyelids, who had been in the dark for a while, had already begun to fight, and it was close to midnight at this time, and it was indeed a little unbearable for a child like Tianji Scarlet who was less than ten years old. It's just that Li Ming, who was sitting cross-legged on the side, didn't care about this, and now was a critical juncture, he absolutely couldn't move and startle the snake. Besides, he didn't plan to ask the two little ones to help, but now that the two of them are gone, it makes his plan easier to implement.
As expected, about ten minutes later, there was an intermittent "rustling" sound outside the house, and Li Ming didn't need to use his soul power to probe to know that it was the old seven who began to break free from the rope. This slight sound lasted for five minutes before it ended, presumably because the old seven was worried about alarming the people in the house, so he deliberately slowed down his hands and feet, and did not dare to make a bigger movement.
Another two or three minutes passed, and this time Li Ming clearly sensed that there was a sneaky figure at the crack in the door, slowly poking his head out from the door frame. Fortunately, his posture of closing his eyes and recuperating seemed to have successfully deceived him, because after the black shadow stared at him for half a minute, he slowly retreated and disappeared outside the door, according to Li Ming's calculations, the other party should be so shocked that he didn't dare to move when he noticed his existence, until he was sure that he was cultivating with his eyes closed, and then he quickly escaped.
But this is the most critical step, and the time has come to test your ability. Looking at the figure that was fleeing quickly against the moonlight, Li Ming at this time no longer had any reservations, and his soul consciousness instantly expanded rapidly, covering nearly half a mile around the hut in just a few breaths. While not being perceived by the old seven, this was close to the limit of his soul power.
You must know that the most difficult thing is that in the face of this mountain bandit who fled like a frightened bird, he must maintain an undetected distance from him, and at all times maintain the direction of the soul sense to lock this guy, so that he can continue to track. Such an outlaw bandit has always been extremely sensitive to the pursuers behind him, not to mention that Lao Qi in the darkness at this moment knows that he has just escaped from the hands of such an irresistible monk behind him, and when the other party wakes up, he will definitely do his best to follow his tracks, so his vigilance will definitely be mobilized to the extreme.
In order to ensure that nothing went wrong and not be discovered by the old seven in the distance, Li Ming deliberately let him go for a long distance, and then got up and chased after him from the house. With a ghostly shadow, it disappeared into the grass where Lao Qi had left footprints a few minutes ago, and the humble hut in the moonlight regained its previous silence, leaving only the two brothers, who were breathing steadily in meditation and sleep.
The night passed peacefully, and when the morning sun shone directly into the silent hut, the two brothers on the bed slowly got up at this time. Tianjihong slept heavily and naturally didn't mention it, while Tianjihong stayed awake almost all night, and kept pondering the content of the health care recipe repeatedly. Of course, only a quarter of an hour after Li Ming left, Tian Jihong had recovered from his previous meditation and had successfully cleared his previous inner distractions. However, after discovering that Li Ming was no longer in the house, Tian Jihong, who couldn't help, had no choice but to go back to bed and start a new round of practice.
In the second half of the night, with his unremitting efforts, Tianjihong successfully absorbed nearly ten spiritual energies, and transformed them into spiritual power in the meridians. Of course, this time, he remembered his master's teachings and was not as impetuous as he was at the beginning, and every time he completed a period of spiritual power cultivation, he would calm down again and reminisce about the various problems that arose in the meantime. After these repeated attempts and summaries, Tian Jihong became more and more proficient in the steps of absorbing this spiritual energy, and he no longer almost collapsed after practicing like he did for the first time.
It's just that, as Master said, except for the most significant impact of the first aura on one's body, although the efficiency of subsequent cultivation is more than twice as fast as when he was inexperienced at the beginning, the effect of the transformed spiritual power is getting smaller and smaller. What's more, Master also said that even though spiritual power cultivation can restore the monk's physical strength and even divine consciousness, the extreme fatigue brought by a night of uninterrupted cultivation and yesterday's life-and-death battle cannot be eliminated by spiritual power. This is not difficult to understand, the improvement of spiritual power does not mean that human will and emotions will become insignificant, if you can be tireless by cultivation alone, then the battle between monks can go on without limit.
Therefore, after completing about ten cultivations, Tian Jihong finally chose to take a short rest, and at this time, he was far from being able to completely rely on spiritual power cultivation to replace sleep. But at the same time, he still felt the many benefits of cultivation, and he readjusted back to his peak state after only spending an hour closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, which was more than several times more efficient than his usual sleep; Even the improvement of physical fitness has made him more energetic than before, and he can't wait to prepare for the challenges of the new day.
"Hmm... Brother Hong, are you awake too? "Tianji Fei in the outhouse yawned and rubbed his eyes and came to the bedside, yesterday Li Ming placed Tianji Fei in the hall for one night in order not to disturb his apprentice's first practice." I'm sorry, Brother Hong, I was too sleepy yesterday, and I fell asleep in a daze without paying attention, and I don't know what happened behind me. Senior Li, is he back? ”
Tian Jihong shook his head, he also got up several times overnight to look at the courtyard, and silently hoped that the master could return safely with some anxiety, but until it was close to dawn, he still couldn't see the latter's figure. "It seems that the master has not returned overnight, but Xiaofei, don't worry, with his old man's strength, we can't afford to worry about him, and if I think the master will be able to complete the plan smoothly all the way."
"By the way, I still have to continue to complete the task assigned by the master today, yesterday's danger was only one-third of the task, and today it seems that I have to cherish this whole day and work harder." Tian Jihong said this, but his heart was full of confidence, only he understood how terrifying his current self was compared to yesterday. The strength surging all over his body made him eager to find an evenly matched opponent to fight in an instant, so as to weigh his true strength now.
"Well, okay! Yesterday, I listened to Brother Hong's story of such a thrilling encounter, and now that I think about it, it's really dangerous, and I'm still a little worried about you..."Although Tianjifei was so excited that he almost couldn't sleep after hearing about his brother's experience yesterday, but at this moment, when he was about to separate, the deep worry in his heart was revealed.
Tian Jihong touched his brother's head and replied easily: "Don't worry, after cultivating last night, your brother Hong has now become a lot stronger." Those guys who couldn't help me yesterday, Brother Hong will definitely be able to beat them all to the ground today! You can wait for my good news at home. But you kid, in addition to keeping an eye on the rabbit king outside the house at home, you also have to keep an eye on Master's movements at all times. If he comes back from the old man's house, remember to be clever when he sees a place where he can help, and remember not to delay the business arranged by the master, remember? ”
"Okay, I remember. Brother Hong, you have to be careful when you go out by yourself, you must come back smoothly! Tianjifei had no choice but to nod, and the two of them simply ate something and then parted ways. Tian Jihong, who had packed his luggage, checked the rabbit and rat king who was tied up by five flowers before leaving, and saw that the latter still had not recovered at the moment, and he didn't even have the strength to break free from the rope, so he could only pant and crawl on the ground motionless. At this time, Tianjihong was busy with the task and did not have time to deal with this big guy for the time being, but when he came back today, he would discuss with the master and find a way to transport this big guy to Dongsheng Town and sell it in exchange for some silver taels.
Tian Jihong, who left alone, still chose the same path to avoid the entrance of the village, after all, he returned safely from the deep mountains yesterday and brought back such a big guy as the Rabbit and Rat King, which really caused a lot of shock in the village, and he didn't want to be delayed by the crowd of people who surrounded him again as soon as he entered the village. A quarter of an hour later, Tian Jihong, who was familiar with the road, came to the woods at the foot of the mountain again, in addition to saving a lot of time by being more familiar with the route today, Tian Jihong also clearly felt that his body had a huge improvement in speed and physical fitness under the blessing of spiritual power, which was shortened by nearly half compared to yesterday and rushed to the foot of the mountain.
Looking at the familiar dense forest in front of him, Tian Jihong, who did not choose to venture forward, first checked his state in all directions. Although he was in danger in the mountains yesterday and experienced a life-and-death struggle, fortunately, he did not suffer extremely serious injuries as he had in the previous battle with the four masters. When he was attacked by the Rabbit King yesterday, the scars left on his back and right hand had already healed with the help of the ointment given by the master, and the body was like a reborn transformation after last night's spiritual power practice, and at this time, the two wounds did not even leave scars, and it was completely impossible to see that he had been traumatized yesterday.
After making sure that his body functions were intact, Tian Jihong immediately inspected the surrounding environment. The sight that the rats might come out of their nests in the middle of the night to take revenge didn't seem to have happened, and the silence in the dense forest was still as quiet as yesterday when I went in and out.
Looking at the dirt road that winds deep into the forest, Tian Jihong couldn't help but recall the scene of standing here and entering the mountain yesterday, and suddenly had mixed feelings. Only one day apart, after experiencing the baptism of life and death yesterday and the whole night of spiritual power cultivation, Tianjihong, who was standing in the same place at this time, was completely different from yesterday. Compared with the excitement and a hint of timidity when I first entered the mountain yesterday, I am now a little more confident and calm, and I am more alert to possible dangers.