Chen Mo ran on the wasteland, with weeds reaching people's knees under his feet, and then looking ahead, there was an endless deep forest.

Sun Shouren's speed was very steady, and he kept walking in front of Chen Mo.

Both of them are martial artists, and their speed is naturally not slow, and now they have traveled dozens of miles in just half a day.

After walking for about two or three quarters of an hour, Sun Shouren stopped.

An uninhabited trail leading into the deep forest emerges in front of you.

The road should be crossed by people from time to time, so there are no overgrown weeds.

"Walk another twenty or thirty miles along this road, and you will reach Xiaqi Valley." Sun Shouren's tone was convinced, and his eyes looked into the distance.

In the distance, you can clearly see several mountains, among which there are clouds, mountains and fog and seas, which refuse to dissipate for a long time.

The two took a breath and continued to run.

In a short time, a valley came into view, and outside the valley there were many villages that cultivated land and inhabited ordinary people.

The population living here is probably in the tens of thousands.

This place looks more like a large hidden peach blossom source, which is indeed a little different from the blessed land isolated from the world in Chen Mo's imagination.

"Don't be surprised, Qi Refiners are also human. It is also impossible for them to do everything by themselves, so they can naturally use ordinary people. ”

Sun Shouren explained to Chen Mo with a smile on his face.

Qi cultivators are not ascetics, so they naturally need to be served by others, so that they can devote more energy to cultivation.

"The Xiaqi Valley here belongs to the Xiaqi Sect, and it can be regarded as the only Qi Refiner inheritance in our Xingyuan Mansion.

There are more than 30 qi cultivators in the faction, and the strongest of them is the head of the Xiaqi faction, Xuan Ming Dao Chief, who has the strength of the ninth layer of qi refining. ”

Sun Shouren walked towards the valley and explained the situation to Chen Mo by the way.

As early as when he came, he told Chen Mo that the cultivation of qi refiners was divided into three realms.

However, nine out of ten cultivators will be blocked in the Qi Refining Realm, and it will be difficult to break through one step in their lives.

But this does not mean that the cultivators of the Qi Refining Realm are weak, at least according to what he said, most of the Qi Refiners of the Ninth Layer Realm of Qi Refining are similar in strength to him.

And when he looked at the entire Xingyuan Mansion, he was already a number one martial artist.

Walking into the valley, Chen Mo carefully felt the difference between the world and the world around him, but no matter how he looked at it, there was not much difference between this place and the outside world.

The area of the valley is not small, enough to be thousands of acres wide.

The terrain is undulating, and many houses are dotted with pavilions and pavilions, and between these houses, a bluestone slab road with a width of more than one zhang is laid to facilitate passage.

"The two of you are also here to participate in the intensive?"

As soon as the two of them walked into the valley, two warriors in green clothes came to greet them.

"Ah, it turned out that General Sun was here." A loud shout came from not far away, and a middle-aged Taoist in a Taoist robe came over and made a mockery.

"Daochang Zhao." Sun Shouren returned the salute.

"This is my adopted son Chen Mo, he already knows many things, bring him to see the world this time." He clasped his hand and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder.

"The juniors meet the Taoist." Chen Mo bowed and saluted.

Zhao Daoren smiled, and exchanged a few words with Sun Shouren before he spoke.

"It's coming, and there are so many things in the faction that I really can't entertain you more."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the martial artist on the side and ordered, "Find a good guest room for the two distinguished guests, let them rest well, don't be lazy." ”

After saying that, he made another joke and hurried away.

"This Zhao Daoren is an elder of the Xiaqi faction, if you have a mirage that is inconvenient for your own use in the future, you can just find him to make a move."

Walking into the guest room arranged for them by the Xiaqi faction, Sun Shouren said in a deep voice.

"The child understands." Chen Mo nodded in response, and then asked with a little curiosity, "Father-in-law, why are there so many martial artists in this Xiaqi Sect?"

And I really don't understand, what is the difference between this blessed cave and the outside world? Could it be that I am not strong enough, or am I not a Qi Refiner so I can't feel it? ”

These two questions have indeed been a little confusing to him, the former is okay to say, Qi refiners also have relatives and grandchildren, and their children and grandchildren cannot all have the talent of cultivating immortals.

Then it is completely normal for future generations of children and grandchildren to practice martial arts and become martial artists.

Although these Qi Refiners themselves do not know the martial arts, it is not difficult to befriend the martial artists with their strength and status, and obtain the cultivation secrets to let their relatives embark on the path of martial arts.

And the latter he really can't figure out, no matter how you look at this blessed world, there is no gap between this blessed world and the outside world.

It stands to reason that with his current physical strength, as long as there is a change in the external environment, even if it is a slight change, he can detect it.

He could enter the valley from outside the valley, but he didn't notice any change.

"You don't feel the special thing about this place, not because you don't have enough strength, but because the time hasn't come yet.

In the evening, you'll find that no one is banging the gong, and the blood moon doesn't shine in the mirage. ”

Sun Shouren sat down with a smile and answered his questions.

"The Cave Heaven is like a mountain, and because of its towering terrain, it is not infested by the mirage. If the mirage wants to be submerged here, it must at least finish submerging the outside first. ”

He spoke slowly, and Chen Mo pricked up his ears and listened very carefully.

"Unlike our martial artists who cultivate themselves, Qi Refiners draw the qi of heaven and earth into their bodies, and practice by observing the changes of heaven and earth.

Their perception of the relationship between heaven and earth is far more than ten times better than that of our martial artists. Once they get out of the blessed land, they will be safe and sound.

But at night, most of them will encounter bad luck, and they may even be pulled directly into the mirage, even if they sound gongs and drums, it is useless for them.

If a Qi Refiner wants to leave the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, he must either be blessed with a secret method or have a secret treasure to protect himself, otherwise he will not be allowed to leave easily.

And the higher the cultivation level, the more difficult it is for a Qi Refiner to leave the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. ”

Chen Mo was quite touched by this, and after his physical body was raised, he saw this world more and more clearly.

It is never a good thing to understand how deep the water of this world is, to see too clearly.

With his current cultivation strength, he can see the black shadow on the moon clearly when he inspects it with all his strength.

And a Qi Refiner of the same realm can see much more things than he can see.

However, it can also be seen from this that Qi Refiners do not seem to be able to manipulate their own perception at will like martial artists.

Of course, there is also a possibility that their perception of this world is too clear.

Even in the case of deliberate suppression, what they saw was still far beyond the martial artists of the same realm.

"Now you can understand why there are so many warriors in this Xiaqi Valley."

Sun Shouren took a sip of tea and asked Chen Mo with a smile.

"Because it is not easy for qi refiners to go out, there are many things that have to be done by martial artists."

Chen Mo didn't think much about it, and said the answer very smoothly.

"The children can be taught!" Sun Shouren nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

This question is actually not difficult, as long as you are not particularly stupid, you can guess it.

The reason why he specifically asked Chen Mo was just to think about the addiction of being a good teacher.

"In fact, there is another reason, that is, if we and other martial artists come and go many times in a short period of time or stay in the mirage for a long time, then they will also be contaminated with the aura of the mirage.

If the mirage aura contaminated on the body reaches a certain concentration, then it will resonate with it, and it will also be directly forcibly pulled into the mirage.

Mirage is unpredictable, and contact with it is extremely dangerous in itself, and the more you come into contact with it, the more dangerous it becomes.

Therefore, I and other martial artists sometimes have to hide in such caves and blessed places, and avoid them for a while, so that the mirage aura on their bodies can dissipate, so that they can get out of this place. Sun Shouren explained carefully with a cautious and cautious expression.

Even if it is a martial artist, as long as he is contaminated with enough mirage breath, he may be pulled into the mirage anytime and anywhere, which can be said to be quite dangerous.

For it is impossible for a man to stay awake for twelve hours a day, preoccupied and always on the alert.

Once a trance is pulled into a mirage, if the consciousness is fine at that time, if it is also pulled into the deep sleep, it is dangerous.

Even though the warrior senses the changes in the world around him, he can wake up immediately.

But the mirage is unpredictable, even if it is just a trance, maybe there are strange creatures that appear and take their own lives.

Therefore, at this time, the warriors who often enter the mirage adventure will have a familiar cave blessed land where they can stay for a long time.

In case the mirage on the body is too strong, there is no place to avoid disaster.

"Brother Shouren is here, why don't you let people know in advance." A rather calm voice came.

The courtyard door was opened, and a 50-year-old Tsing Yi veteran walked into the courtyard.

"This is the Xuanming Dao Chief, the contemporary head of the Xiagu Sect." Sun Shouren smiled and introduced people to Chen Mo.

He brought Chen Mo here this time, mainly so that he could see the world and get to know more people.

In this way, I can hand over my connections to him in the future.

Sun Shouren knows that the family's property can be passed on to his children, even if he is incapable and unproductive.

Relatives and friends still have a few names of their own, how much will help support them, and the days of a stable rich man will definitely be there.

But if you want to inherit your own connections, you must have the ability, otherwise you can't hold it at all.

And Chen Mo is undoubtedly a good candidate now.

If he can take over his connections, he will have a smooth journey in the officialdom in the future, not to mention his steady progress.

"The juniors meet the Taoist." Chen Mo bowed and bowed again.

Daoist Xuan Ming was quite happy, helped him up, and walked into the main hall of the small courtyard with Sun Shouren to talk.

Two days later, it was intensively opened.

As a dense, it is a relatively private small gathering, trading with each other for things that are not easy to sell outside.

Anyone who can come to participate in this dense will be a figure with a head and a face in the entire Xingyuan Mansion.

Sun Shouren also introduced Chen Mo to know a lot of people, not to mention how familiar he was, at least he took a look.

When these people saw Chen Mo again in the future, they knew that he was Sun Shouren's righteous son.

In addition, the Xiaqi faction, as the organizer, will also sell some of the elixirs they have refined in exchange for resources and silver.

Pills can be purchased with silver, but they are more expensive.

After all, the Xiaqi faction is not completely isolated from the world, and there are times when it needs to use silver taels.

The Yuan Zhen Stone in Chen Mo's hand also made a move on this intensively, in exchange for three bottles of twelve pills, which were used to assist in cultivation.

After participating in the intensive and staying in the Xiaqi faction for another day, Chen Mo and Sun Shouren left for a while.