The lotus boat sailed into the lake, the duckweed separated, Ning Chang looked at the color at the junction of water and sky, his eyes were indifferent, his fingers gently tapped the side of the boat, and let the lotus boat sail forward according to Qiusheng's guidance.

Ning Xiaoling's expression was calm, but she was beating a drum in her heart, a little nervous.

Xiaolian lay on the side of the lotus boat, stretched out her hand to pick up the water, listened to the sound of the rushing water, smiling constantly, looking full of energy and not tired at all.

Ning Chang asked, "What kind of monster?"

Qiusheng replied: "A big snake! The injured python is a big one, but there are immortal masters who have been frightened in the past and can't help but draw their swords." ”

Ning Xiaoling was a little settled in his heart, thinking that he had seen the world anyway, how could a python scare himself?

Today they were lucky, after the lotus boat sailed away, a large area of black floated under the originally dim water surface, and at that moment, Ning Xiaoling found that he had far underestimated the length of this big python.

That black shadow was dozens of times longer than their lotus boat, and when it emerged from the bottom of the water, Ning Xiaoling felt a little dizzy, and always felt that the next moment, the big python's body flicked off, and the little lotus boat was about to overturn in an instant, and then the python opened its bloody mouth, and they all became the stomach of the big snake.

Ning Changjiu gently grabbed her hand and signaled her to rest assured.

And Ning Chang's hand in his sleeve pinched a sword trick, ready to deal with sudden changes at any time.

But everything was calm throughout.

The dragon-sized figure under the lotus boat slid silently across the bottom of the boat, revealing a little black back, and when it swam, it brought up a very narrow triangular water pattern.

In the twilight, the big python obediently swam with the lotus boat for a while, and Qiusheng did not urge, but just made a silent gesture to the two immortal masters, as if he didn't want to disturb the "river god".

Before the light disappeared at the end of the lake, the river god-like python finally raised its head, its head was dark blue, just like the color of the old tiles, full of age. And its eyes were painted with crimson lines on both sides, and it looked a little fierce, and it turned its huge cone-shaped head and stuck out its slender tongue at the people on the lotus boat.

"Immortal Master, chase after it. Qiusheng whispered.

Ning Chang tapped on the side of the boat and drove the lotus boat to the side of the big snake, the head of the big snake was the size of a lotus boat, it looked terrifying, Ning Xiaoling was stunned in her heart, but looking at Xiaolian, a seven or eight-year-old little girl, she was not afraid, and even stretched out her hand to touch the head of the big snake, her heart was also much easier.

Ning Chang looked at the dark cyan head, and also stretched out his hand and stroked the fine and hard scales, which were very smooth, like pebbles that had been washed by flowing water countless times.

"Does it have a name?" asked Ning Changjiu.

Qiusheng scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "It's called Dahei." ”

Ning was silent for a long time, and said calmly: "Good name." ”

Ning Xiaoling pursed her mouth and forced a smile.

The snake named Da Hei teased them for a while, and then it rolled over its body as if to prove the origin of its name, and Ning Chang looked down its extremely long body, and his brow suddenly furrowed.

Ning Xiaoling also let out a small exclamation.

Only then did they know what Qiusheng said earlier meant that the big snake was injured.

I saw that the big snake was almost torn from the center of its body, its abdomen was empty, only a thick and craggy white bone connected to the two ends of the body, it looked like an iron cable connected to two soft sticks, the big snake was indifferent to such a fatal injury, and leisurely shook its body and sank into the depths of the lotus pond.

A cold mist rose at the end of the lotus pond.

The moon has been hanging in the sky unconsciously, the deep blue sky is like a huge cloth, the stars are dotted like fireflies, the silver light on the water surface is shaking, and the moon shadow is rippling into parallel silver strings.

The lotus boat turned back, going slowly, returning quickly, and it didn't take long to get ashore, Qiusheng went to return the lotus boat, and then returned home with the two immortal masters.

Ning Xiaoling met a lot of novel monsters today, and felt very happy, and when she went home and settled in a clean new room, she suddenly realized a very important thing.

She turned her head, looked at her senior brother, and asked, "What are we here for?"

Ning Changjiu said: "It seems that I came to help get rid of the demon." ”

Ning Xiaoling said: "But the monsters here have all been influenced...... What are we going to remove?"

Ning Chang sighed and said, "This is a good thing for the townspeople here. ”

Ning Xiaoling held his face, half of his previous satisfaction was gone, and said, "Then the other disciples have accumulated countless meritorious deeds this month, and we are here to cheat and cheat and drink this month?"

Ning Chang was relieved: "It's not a bad thing that you can practice with peace of mind. ”

Ning Xiaoling grabbed his sword, drew his sword out of its sheath, looked at his face on the mirror-like sword, frowned, and said, "Then let's eat and drink for nothing like this?"

Ning Chang said: "Who would have thought that this wilderness would be so smooth and rainy. ”

Ning Xiaoling cupped her cheeks and said, "If I were one of those demons, with such a big black snake with a crippled will, I probably wouldn't dare to come." ”

Ning Chang thought of the big black snake, his mind loosened, and some dusty fragments vaguely appeared, slowly piecing together an unformed picture.

Ning Xiaoling complained more than once, and said, "Senior brother, why don't we go out of town and have a look, maybe there are big monsters outside!"

Ning Changjiu dismissed: "Lu married and said, let's not run around, and the physique of the senior brother really attracts some monsters, but no one can come to the rescue." ”

Ning Xiaoling thought of Mrs. White Bone, the sword that fell from the sky made her thrilled every time she thought of it, and she suddenly felt that it seemed good to live a month of pastoral life, there were delicious pastries, fun monsters, strong snakes, and the aura was quite abundant.

"It's quite suitable for retirement. Xiao Ling, who is only 14 years old, commented.

Ning Changchang smiled: "You said the same last time you went to Linhe City. ”

Ning Xiaoling snorted and said, "Cultivators, the four seas are their home, senior brother, you think shallowly this time." ”

Ning Chang smiled and nodded.

Ning Xiaoling boiled a pot of hot water, then went to spread out the neatly folded quilt, recalled today's experience, and said curiously: "What is the mouth of that girl named Xiaolian, I have investigated, it is obviously normal, why can't you speak?"

Ning Changjiu also investigated, but he couldn't understand it, so he had to say: "This town is already strange, and some abnormal weirdos and strange things are not difficult to understand. ”

Ning Xiaoling asked again: "Then what about those monsters? Why are they so well-behaved, especially that big snake, which is estimated to be the demon king in charge of other places." ”

Ning Chang nodded in agreement, the giant python with a blue head and a black body, red eyes and a large area of torn abdomen, the realm is difficult to estimate, and when it appeared, it really gave itself a natural sense of oppression, in short, it was by no means weaker than Blood Feather Jun, and Blood Feather Jun was also a generation of demon sparrows in Nanzhou back then.

And such a giant python, it stands to reason that it is also a spirit beast that wants to have horns and turn into a dragon at any time, but somehow, it is willing to guard this lotus pond.

"Maybe there are masters in this town. This is the only reasonable explanation that Ning Changjiu can think of.

A word to wake up the dreamer.

Ning Xiaoling suddenly realized, and nodded again and again: "It makes sense! It must be a very powerful master living in seclusion here, maybe it is still a certain veteran of the Sword Heavenly Sect!"

Thinking of this, Ning Xiaoling's mourning mood disappeared for the most part, and the regret of not being able to kill the demon was suddenly covered by the expectation of finding the mysterious master.

She looked at her senior brother with bright eyes and pleaded, "Then senior brother will accompany me to find that old immortal tomorrow." ”

Ning Chang thought to himself that the old immortal didn't want to be disturbed because he lived in seclusion here, but he couldn't resist the hard pleading of his junior sister, so he had to agree.

The night was getting deeper.

Ning Xiaoling had already fallen asleep, and Ning Chang habitually came to the window and looked at the scenery outside the window.

The bright moon is like water, the eaves are like frost, the bamboo window is covered with a large banana leaf, the large bamboo is swaying in the night breeze, and the bamboo shadows on the courtyard wall full of slender vines are rustling and shaking.

The world was silent, and I wonder if it was because of the departure of the gods, and the stars were projected more clearly into the sky.

If it was on weekdays, he should be marrying Lu Marrying at the moment, and Lu Marrying had gone through half a month of tempering, and fell into a bottleneck again, Ning Changjiu had seriously discussed with her, but he couldn't think of a better way, thinking that the next road could only rely on her own soft grinding and hard bubbles to complete the thousand-mile journey of sword body cultivation.

Lu Marrying can also perceive that she is only one line away from the Purple Court, and when Ning Chang returns in a month, he will be greeted by a peak master of the Purple Court Realm.

Ning Changchang's heart became quieter and quieter.

The pale golden spiritual veins in his body began to circulate, the sea of qi swirled open, and the surrounding spiritual energy poured in, and began to rotate at an unbelievable speed, if he opened his eyes at this moment, he could see that his eyes were shining with thousands of golden rays of light like a great sun.

The aura is refined into spiritual power after several weeks of circulation.

Ordinary cultivators can clearly feel their bottlenecks before stepping into each realm, entering the Xuan, Tongxian, Changlife, and Purple Court, each realm has obvious boundaries.

But Ning Changjiu couldn't perceive his own line.

The moment the Golden Crow arrived, all obstacles were swept away, and the path of cultivation was already a flat road for him, and he could only see a line in the distance, he was not sure whether that line represented longevity or the Purple Court, or if it was further away.

After practicing peacefully all night, Ning Chang fell asleep for a while, and the starry sky gradually faded, and the tips of the grass were already rolling with dew.

Early in the morning, Qiusheng called the two immortal masters to have breakfast.

The dish is fish made by Xiaolian.

Ning Xiaoling was still hesitating, thinking that she had promised the little black cat yesterday not to grab fish to eat, but after she got off the first chopsticks, she didn't see the chopsticks flying outside, and the black cat who was also up early on the side jumped on the long wooden bench lightly, whining at the girl, scolding her for not keeping her promises.

Ning Chang simply ate two bites.

He has never had much interest in the delicacies of the world.

After breakfast, the sunlight shone into the room, and the framed paintings on the walls of the bright hall were much clearer.

Ning Changjiu set his eyes on the past, those paintings are rich in themes, there are vast fishing boats across the river, there are dazzling green landscapes, there are flowers and birds with extremely fine strokes, and this black cat with aura at home also has a portrait, which is vivid.

Ning Chang's gaze slowly swept over, and finally landed in the center of the hall, where there was a painting, this painting was very inconspicuous compared to the others, and even seemed to be regular because the pattern was too square and the lines were too rigid.

It was a layout of a small town.

Ning Chang stared at it for a while, shook his head slightly, and did not see anything famous, but had the illusion that he could draw by picking up a pen after three months of apprenticeship.

And on the left side of the painting is a poem written in a dignified manner, which is just as ordinary:

Suhexiang shakes the wind and shakes the bell, and the lamp reflects the bamboo wall courtyard

The home bird looks at the high building from afar, and the lonely lamp is like water and the moon is bright

Ning Xiaoling noticed the senior brother's eyes, also looked over, and after reading it twice, he also commented in a low voice: "It seems that I can also write." ”

Ning Changchang thought to himself that he and his sister were a match made in heaven in terms of poetry and painting.

In the morning, Ning Changjiu chatted with Qiusheng for a few words, and Xiaolian sat on a bench and listened quietly, gesturing from time to time.

Ning Changjiu asked him about some things about the hidden masters in the town.

This is difficult to Qiu Sheng, although Qiu Sheng is only ten years old, but the town is not big, and the relationship between the neighbors is good, he has visited the streets and doors, there are many strong and capable men, but I have to say what hermit masters......

He thought about the very famous old men in Liantian Town, but he shook his head every time he thought of one, most of their fame came from erudition and peerless craftsmanship, if you really want to talk about martial arts, I am afraid that even the little white rabbit who likes to patrol at the intersection and has a fancy shelf can't beat it.

"Like...... Not really. After thinking hard, Qiusheng shook his head helplessly.

Ning Xiaoling didn't feel disappointed, thinking that it was easy to be discovered, and it was still called a hidden master, and the masters were all hidden!

Ning Changjiu originally thought that Qiusheng's grandfather, the old man in the bamboo building would be a master, but he carefully observed the strength of the brush and ink of these paintings, although the pen movement was smooth and sophisticated, but it was only out of practice makes perfect, and there was no trace of a cultivator.

Ning Xiaoling was holding a small dried fish on the side to tease the black cat, the black cat jumped dexterously, waving its claws, and after a few rounds, it jumped violently, and after a blink of an eye, Ning Xiaoling only had a small fish tail between his fingers.

Xiao Ling was very surprised by the skill of this black cat, and re-evaluated its combat effectiveness in her heart, thinking that every little cat here is so powerful, there must be other big people who are not visible.

After playing for a while, Ning Xiaoling grabbed Ning Changchang's hand and pulled him to find the master.

Qiusheng asked if he wanted to accompany him, but Ning Chang politely declined.

This town is indeed not big, and the pattern of the whole town probably presents the word "Feng", which means auspicious.

In spring, the sun is not strong, but warm, revealing a lazy warmth.

They walked around the town all morning, carefully perceiving their senses, and seeing if there were any bright or unusual flashes of light in the map spread out by their senses.

But they walked back and forth to the town twice in the morning, but found nothing.

"A master deserves to be a master. Ning Xiaoling was reluctant to admit her defeat, and firmly believed that the master was too tall.

Ning Chang smiled helplessly.

"Hey, how can we go back and explain to the master when the time comes. Ning Xiaoling was still a little worried, and her mind couldn't help but think of the sassy and heroic posture of the other disciples flying swords and slaying demons.

Ning Changjiu said: "It's only the second day, and I don't know if something strange will happen in the future." ”

Ning Xiaoling pursed her lips and agreed distrustfully.

In one room, they saw a huge lizard spirit, raised by an old grandmother, who called herself the gecko general, and was basking in the sun on the roof tiles.

It saw the pair of white-clothed brothers and sisters, and the gecko general pointed his throat and said, "Immortal Master, Immortal Master, eat spotted frogs." ”

And on the roof opposite him, a toad spirit was awakened, puffing out its round cheeks and competing against each other: "Immortal Master, Immortal Master, slaughter the four-horned snake." ”

Ning Xiaoling snorted and laughed, and greeted each of them.

At the intersection, the rabbit spirit wearing tiles also arrived when he heard the news, spoke the rabbit language they did not understand, and entangled with them for a while.

When the two of them sat in the lotus pond in the afternoon and looked at the lake, Ning Xiaoling finally despaired: "Senior brother, I don't know if I should be happy or unhappy." ”

Ning Chang said: "Of course, Guotai and Min'an are worth being happy about, you have to learn from your sister Xiang'er, and you must have the bearing of a king." ”

Ning Xiaoling held her face, looked at the process of the sunset slowly sinking into the lake, and said helplessly: "Then senior brother will give me a piece of the country, and I will also go to sit on the female emperor's seat?"

Ning Chang smiled and threw the stones into the water one by one.

"If other disciples get the chance, I won't be able to beat the four peak swords. Ning Xiaoling began to worry blindly.

Ning Chang said: "After returning to the peak, there is still half a month before the Four Summit Swords, and there is time to touch their emptiness and reality, besides, there is abundant spiritual energy here, and your cultivation with peace of mind is not necessarily worse than them." ”

Ning Xiaoling felt that there was some truth.

After that, seven days passed without waves, and when Ning Xiaoling was looking for a peerless master's plan, there was finally another thing that aroused her expectations.

On the seventh day, outside the archway of Liantian Town, a mace in his hand, claiming to be the top three of the wolf's tooth list within a radius of 100 miles, the fierce and vicious monster, came to worship the village.