Chapter 3: Ascending the Mountain
The next day, Jiang Li was woken up by a shout, scratching his hair from sleep, squinting and pushing open the window to look out, the soldiers were standing there in a neat line, and in front of them stood the Qingyunzi and King Qi, who were saying goodbye to the village chief.
It seems that he is going to enter the mountain, but I don't know if there is any harvest.
Jiang Li yawned and lazily leaned by the window thinking.
At this time, Li Tianqi's face did not look very good, and he had palpitations after coming back yesterday, and expressed some uncertainty about this trip. It wasn't like an ordinary spirit animal, and it seemed to be more than one. After coming back, he informed the master of the spirit sword flying book, and it was not a good time to enter the mountain at this time. He had dissuaded Qingyunzi more than once, but the old man seemed to feel that his life was short, and he wanted to fight for the opportunity, so he didn't listen to anything. Thinking of his father's request to protect this old national teacher when he was leaving, he could only sigh.
Li Tianqi was secretly melancholy, and happened to see Jiang Li lying lazily on the windowsill, and he didn't know what he thought. looked at the village chief and said, "We are the first to enter the mountain, I don't know if we can arrange a familiar person as a guide." ”
"This?" the old man of the old village said: "Tell His Royal Highness King Qi, although our village has lived here for generations, we have not gone deep into the innermost, even if there is something you are looking for, it is also in the depths, there are fierce beasts in the mountain, and we have never been there." ”
"Haven't been there yet?" asked Li Tianqi.
"Well, hey. The old village chief sighed: "We don't know if there are any immortals in this mountain, but the village has been saying since ancient times that you can't enter the mountain. All those who went into that fog never came back. Ten years ago, there was not much on this mountain, attracting a group of people, and the men of the Jiang family never came out without listening to the persuasion. ”
"Is it Widow Jiang and his man?" Li Tianqi asked for some reason.
The old village chief was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that this Qi Wang was dignified, not a big person, but there was some gossip, but he still spoke: "Yes, during that time, the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family was just pregnant, and she couldn't give up all day, and then she had Xiaoyuer, who was a mother, with two children, hey, it was not easy." ”
"Little fish, is it just the kid from yesterday? Li Tianqi said.
"It's a clever little ghost, he's been sensible since he was a child, and that little head knows a lot of things, and everyone has helped take care of it since he was a child. Look at those guys who plough the land, it's all studied by this little guy, it's a lot easier. The old village chief smiled.
Li Tianqi also found out that in this village, there are many things that are eaten and used, and he has never seen them, although the dishes are average, but the entrance is a lot more delicious, I heard that what condiments are put in, they are all made by that little guy, and some are sold to the town, and they can be sold at a good price.
I didn't know what Li Tianqi was thinking, so he said, "I don't know how about letting him take us for a while?" ”
"This. ”
Jiang Li was bored and napping, but inexplicably saw the eyes of that group of people looking at him, and sighed in his heart, the secret way is not good, but it is not easy to hide face-to-face, so he had to stretch out his hand and wave, smiled awkwardly and said, "Good morning." ”
Until Jiang Li was carrying a burden and standing at the foot of the mountain with this group of soldiers and brothers, he hadn't reacted to what the situation was.
There was food pretended by her mother in the baggage, as well as two eggs that the girl forced into her, and at this time she took out one, knocked on the door of her head, opened it and swallowed it, muttering vaguely: "It's really a disaster." ”
"Little brother, how are we going?" asked Li Tianqi, his tone was as amiable as possible, but Jiang Li was speechless for a while.
"How to walk? Walk with your feet, stretch your left leg, step your right leg, enter. As he spoke, he staggered and walked into the mountain.
Li Tianqi was a little embarrassed, stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Let's go." ”
This uniform pace, sonorous and powerful momentum, Jiang Li complained in his heart, this is just climbing a mountain, picking up the wind, wearing a suit of armor, stepping so hard, this physical strength is really good. Looking at the old Taoist priest again, his face was slightly red, and he didn't know if he was tired, or he was excited to finally come to this legendary immortal ruin, his breath was short, but his steps were still very flexible.
According to modern thinking, if this is the age of 70 years old and still walking so briskly in climbing mountains, he must be an old naughty boy, and it is rare to see this kind of physical fitness.
In fact, whatever is in this mountain, Jiang Li can walk with his eyes closed.
When he first came to this world, he was also full of curiosity about this immortal search, but he was small and had short legs, but he didn't go into the mountains less. Later, when it was older, the boy had no one to take care of, and from time to time he carried a bamboo basket into the mountains to pick some wild vegetables, mushrooms or something, and some fruits that he had never seen before, sweet and sour, very delicious, but not much.
As for why, Jiang Li still hasn't figured out what's going on.
At that time, when he was young, he seemed to feel something, and there were always intermittent calls in his ears, and at first he thought he was homesick and had auditory hallucinations. Until he learned about the world, he felt that maybe there was something in the mountain, but he never went deeper. Because since he could talk and walk, he has been worried about his life experience. So he went up the river from which he had come, until he came to the junction of the mist, and the memory told him that it seemed that he had come out of the mountains.
This realization scared him a little.
Before he came to this world, he was just out of school, and he was clumsy in communication in the face of all kinds of people in society. Except for the necessity, basically stay at home, a proper otaku. The greatest joy in life is games, anime, and researching some of the things you love.
This sudden change in the mode of life is, to be honest, very unaccustomed. So that if you can avoid it, you can avoid it, and never force it, and the Buddha system is powerful.
But the things in his mind that he had from opening his eyes made him feel that such days would soon be gone. It wasn't until last night that the strong call came again, and he knew it was time to leave.
Jiang Li put his hands behind his head, a grass in his mouth, and walked in front of him as if he was strolling leisurely, with his own calculations in his heart.
"Little brother, you seem to be very familiar with this mountain forest?" Li Tianqi asked curiously when he saw Jiang Li's unhurried appearance.
"It's okay, I often come to collect some medicine, dig out birds' nests or something. Jiang Li scratched his head and said, "You don't have to be nervous, the biggest animals may be those rabbits, there is no danger." ”
"Really?" Li Tianqi expressed doubt, unless he was dreaming yesterday. Could it be that those fierce guys are on the other side of the mountain?
"If it's dangerous, I'm going to come in with you, am I stupid?" Jiang Li was speechless and said, "But even if you are the prince, then you can't miss a cent of my salary." ”
"What salary?" asked Li Tianqi curiously.
"Well, it's the pay, you don't think it's free, then I won't do it. Jiang Li said as a matter of course.
"This ......" Li Tianqi didn't know how to speak.
"No, you are a prince, listen to what this Taoist master means, you are still an immortal?" Jiang Li looked up and down, this face was paralyzed with ice, and he was bored.
After Jiang Li finished speaking, his eyes rolled, he thought for a while and said: "Otherwise, you can tell me about immortals? What level are you? You are all immortals, what are you doing to find immortals? Or if I repair immortals and build a house in the future, will it also be an immortal ruins, and so many people will visit at that time? Then can I charge some tickets? Tell me about it." ”
"......" Li Tianqi was speechless, with a toothache.
What this kid said is really like that, but if it can be called an immortal ruin, it must be at least above the level of Mahayana True Monarch, and the entire Taiyi Sect does not even have a god, he really dares to say it.
"Just tell me simply, don't you all pay attention to immortal fate or something? We can also be regarded as immortal fate, this person has a vast sea, the sky and the earth are big, fate allows us to meet, you can tell me a story, let me also open my eyes and increase my knowledge. Jiang Li spoke again, in fact, he also wanted to know what was the difference between this immortal cultivator.
"Ahem. Li Tianqi coughed embarrassedly, some regretted talking to this kid, and looked at the expressionless but ears pricked up on the face behind him, including the sudden bright eyes of the old man Qingyunzi, he couldn't refuse for a while.
Not to mention his identity as an immortal cultivator, just the name of King Qi, these people don't dare to ask like this, even their own father and emperor don't dare to ask in person every time he looks like he wants to speak. After all, mortals don't dare to make a mistake in front of immortal cultivators, and cultivating exercises is even more taboo, but they didn't expect to be asked so aggressively by such a young man in this mountain village.
Li Tianqi cleared his throat, thought about it, said some common sense, and then said: "The premise of being an immortal cultivator is to have a spiritual root, and the quality of the spiritual root will affect how far you can go on the immortal road in the future, of course, talent is one thing, there are opportunities, and hard work is indispensable." ”
"I know, my grandfather told me, where is the spiritual root? How can I know if there is a spiritual root? Jiang Li said curiously.
"The spiritual root can be tested by testing, and the spiritual root is also divided into types and qualities. Li Tianqi snapped his fingers as he spoke, and a ball of fire appeared in his hand, and then he spoke: "I am the Wind and Fire Twin Spirit Root, and I can use the spells of both wind and fire. ”
"Can't you use anything else?" Jiang Li asked curiously, "What is the strongest?"
"No, as for the strongest, there is none, the five elements are mutually reinforcing and mutually restrictive, which is the most basic, and there is also a mutated spiritual root. For example, my wind is the mutated spirit root. ”
"Is that so?
"Absorb the aura of heaven and earth, absorb the essence of the sun and the moon!" Li Tianqi nodded in affirmation.
"It's the same as not saying it. "Jiang Li pouted, coaxing the child?
"No, this is a very wonderful feeling, close your eyes, you will feel the aura floating around, absorb them, refine, store, this is the process of practicing qi, as long as the qualification is good enough, it is a condensed aura, the process of laying a good foundation, when the aura storage channel to a certain extent, it begins to compress, build a foundation, and build a foundation is a watershed for monks, many people can not build a foundation when they stop practicing qi all their lives. ”
"And after that?"
"After that, it's Jindan, I haven't reached that level, the monks of Jindan are an elder, and that's all real power. When Li Tianqi said this, his ice face was a little rippling, and Jiang Li felt a chill when he saw it.
"So, you're already an immortal, then, what are you looking for!" Jiang Li suddenly stopped and stared back at him.
Li Tianqi was stunned for a moment, his eyes were clear and transparent, but he felt a palpitation inexplicably. Li Tianqi shook his head with a wry smile and was about to speak. Suddenly, five streamers flew from the sky, until it was close, and an old man with three men and one woman and four young people landed in front of everyone.
Li Tianqi was taken aback, and hurriedly saluted: "Meet Uncle Hengsheng!"
The old man standing at the front glanced at Li Tianqi and nodded: "I know the matter, tell me carefully." ”
After speaking, he looked at everyone and said, "I will take over this matter, you guys, go down the mountain." ”
Jiang Li squinted and looked at the visitor, the old man in front of him was dressed in a green robe, with star stripes painted on his body, and the coercion unconsciously released during his speech almost overwhelmed him. There were several people behind him, all dressed in white, looking full of fairy spirit, but with those eyes, Jiang Li was very suspicious, whether it was crooked, and their heads were raised too high, and they were prone to bad cervical spine.
It's just, why are these people here?
Jiang Li pondered, but he still planned to withdraw first, but Qingyunzi said that he would not leave, he was a lot older, and he had to stay under great pressure.
Jiang Li secretly complained to himself, he didn't have any eyesight, and he was probably a cannon fodder.
Li Tianqi was taken away directly by that elder Hengchang, Jiang Li stood there and looked up at the direction they left, Flying Sword, can't you be envious?
Looking back at the group of soldiers who had no backbone, he thought for a while and said: "Brothers, if you go down this road, you will go down the mountain and go back, since the King of Qi has something to do, don't go back to the village and wait, I will go to pick some herbs, and I will not go back with the big brothers." ”
After Jiang Li finished speaking, he didn't wait for them to reply, he directly sped up and rushed into the mountains and forests, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.