In order to hide people's eyes and ears and prevent people from finding out Lu Xiong's life experience, Cao Qiong renamed him Lu Huaiyuan, which means that he has the world in mind and has lofty aspirations.

Time flies, time flies, and two years have passed in a blink of an eye. During this period of time, Cao Qiong's realm has steadily climbed, and Lu Huaiyuan has also grown strongly, and he is three years old in a blink of an eye.

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Martial artists in the world, if they want to make achievements in martial arts, except for the very few people who have great opportunities, innate qualifications and acquired cultivation are indispensable. Lu Huaiyuan was able to be photographed by Cao Qiong at a glance when he was just born, and his congenital roots and bones were excellent. In order to carve this piece of jade as soon as possible, Cao Qiong decided to pull the qi machine for him early to exercise his muscles and bones.

As the saying goes, the poor are rich in martial arts, and the practice of martial arts requires decades of hard work to put it bluntly, in addition to the perseverance of the warrior himself, it is inseparable from the guidance of famous teachers. Cao Qiong has been poor all his life, so naturally he can't pass on his art in an ordinary way, so he can only find another way, hoping that Lu Huaiyuan can learn martial arts as soon as possible.

But it was said that Lu Huaiyuan's little doll was not very old, but his temperament was very stubborn, and he was "doing evil" on the mountain all day long, and both young and old on the Sword God Mountain were deeply affected by it, even Mei Shuyan couldn't help but have a headache, but he was reluctant to beat and scold, which invisibly fueled Lu Huaiyuan's arrogance, and finally looked forward to Cao Qiong's exit, which pulled Lu Huaiyuan and handed it over to Cao Qiong for discipline.

In the past three years, the pair of masters and apprentices have gathered less and left more, and Lu Huaiyuan only knows that the old man in front of him is his master, as for Cao Qiong's true identity, he only heard the mountain people say that he is the world's premier kendo master, as for why he wants to accept himself as an apprentice and what skills he wants to teach, it is in the clouds. It's just that although Lu Huaiyuan has a stubborn personality, he is born precocious, and he has an innate awe for Cao Qiong, beside Mei Shuyan and others, Lu Huaiyuan can be lawless, and Cao Qiong can be seen, but he doesn't even dare to breathe.

Although Cao Qiong has been in retreat all the year round, he is in the realm of heaven and man, and he naturally knows everything about what the little apprentice does, but he thought that it was all because of his negligence in discipline, and it was not good to blame him too much, so he took Lu Huaiyuan to the top of the Sword God Mountain, and said earnestly: "Since the old man accepted you as an apprentice, I thought that you were still young and had never taught martial arts, and now you are three years old, from today on, you will follow the teacher to practice well, so as to save you from being naughty all day long and annoying people." ”

When Lu Huaiyuan heard this, he drooped his little head and was sullen. Cao Qiong was laughed at by him and snorted coldly: "You come with me!" ”

The two walked up the mountain road and walked straight to the top of the mountain, where Cao Qiong asked, "Don't you want to practice martial arts?" ”

Lu Huaiyuan replied in a milky voice: "I heard Granny Mei say that practicing martial arts is very boring, and I don't want to learn it." ”

Cao Qiong didn't say much, held the Feiying Sword in his hand diagonally, pointed to a mountain in the distance, and said proudly: "Lu boy, keep your eyes open and take a good look!" With a wave of his hand, he drew a thick sword qi visible to the naked eye, cutting off the mountain peak in the distance! Seeing this, Lu Huaiyuan's mouth opened wide in shock, and he was speechless for a long time.

Cao Qiong asked, "How about this sword for the teacher?" ”

Lu Huaiyuan swallowed his saliva, clapped his hands and smiled: "Amazing, amazing, I want to learn, you teach me." ”

Cao Qiong sneered: "The old man's seemingly understated sword, just with your tired temperament, if you want to practice to such a realm, it is as difficult as ascending to the sky, according to the old man's opinion, don't waste your efforts." ”

Lu Huaiyuan's eyes were resolute, staring at Cao Qiong, and said word by word: "I want to learn!" No matter how hard it takes, I have to learn! ”

Seeing that Lu Huaiyuan was so resolute, Cao Qiong was very pleased, so he said: "It's not impossible to teach you, it's just that martial arts practice is important to persevere, which is divided into four stages: refining the body, refining qi, refining the gods, and refining the void. ”

Lu Huaiyuan raised his little head and said, "A thousand are not afraid, ten thousand are not afraid!" ”

Cao Qiong was full of joy, rubbed his beloved apprentice's little head, and said with a smile: "This is my Cao Qiong's apprentice!" Take a good rest today, and tomorrow morning, the teacher will start to take you to practice. ”

Lu Huaiyuan bared his teeth and grinned: "The growth will not be high!" When Cao Qiong heard this, he laughed and left.

In the early morning of the second day, Lu Huaiyuan came to Cao Qiong's residence early and was eager to try. Martial arts refining the body, to put it bluntly, is to strengthen the body. The human body is like a container, only by making the flesh and blood solid can it accommodate and fill the internal force, so that the internal force will not leak out, and lay a good foundation for the next step of qi refining.

The alchemy technique formulated by Cao Qiong for Lu Huaiyuan is not complicated, it is to climb a mountain. The Sword God Mountain is more than a thousand feet high, and it comes and goes every day. Lu Huaiyuan was ignorant, where did he know the hardships, so he agreed with a smile. In order to prevent accidents, Cao Qiong decided to accompany him all the way, and the master and apprentice walked from the top of the mountain to the next step of the mountain.

Lu Huaiyuan's temperament jumped out, he felt that it was difficult to go down the mountain, three steps and two steps all the way down, Cao Qiong intended to make him suffer, and he didn't break it at the moment, and followed closely. After walking for about ten miles, Lu Huaiyuan was already sweating profusely, and his legs were trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Cao Qiong sneered: "If you feel tired and bitter, give up as soon as possible, just give up, and the old man should go home early, so as not to waste your efforts here." ”

Lu Huaiyuan turned a deaf ear to Cao Qiong's ridicule, quietly pinched his pantothenic calf, didn't say a word, gritted his teeth and persevered, and after a short rest, continued to walk down the mountain.

Cao Qiong followed closely behind, watching coldly.

After another two hours, they were halfway up the mountain. It is difficult for outsiders to imagine that a three-year-old child with weak legs is still gritting his teeth and insisting on it except for stumbling, and he has not even complained. Even Cao Qiong was a little surprised, and no matter what the kid's qualifications were, this perseverance alone was too much beyond ordinary people, and he finally didn't take him as an apprentice in vain.

Another hour passed, Lu Huaiyuan's legs were already numb, and the sweat of the bean was constantly dripping from his face, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, his thin body was already shaky, as if he would fall to the ground in the next moment. Seeing this scene, Cao Qiong, who is hard-hearted, couldn't help but be moved, although it was the long-cherished wish of three generations, but it was still too heavy for this child.

Finally seeing the foot of the mountain, Lu Huaiyuan rose up and gave birth to a lot of strength out of thin air, endured the severe pain in his legs, and strode forward. When he crossed that line, Lu Huaiyuan turned around and looked at Cao Qiong, beaming, but before he could hear Cao Qiong's praise, his eyes turned black and he fainted.

Cao Qiong looked worried, stepped forward quickly, and inquired carefully, but fortunately, Lu Huaiyuan was just overworked and there was no big problem, Cao Qiong breathed a sigh of relief, and helped Lu Huaiyuan to enter the strong internal force and stabilize his heart.

Cao Qiong pressed the apprentice's stiff legs, and was amazed: "I really picked up a treasure this time." ”