Chapter 13: The Ironwood Forest
Fifteen-year-old Liu Guanyu is still a little petite, his body is even thinner, carrying an axe whose body is wider than his back, and the handle of the axe is almost as high as his body.
As soon as he walked a short distance, Liu Guanyu had to stop and rest.
This giant axe is so heavy! Every step I take is very laborious!
But Liu Guanyu didn't want to let go for a moment!
Putting down the giant axe feels like giving up your comrades who fought together on the battlefield!
This feeling came very abruptly, but Liu Guanyu felt natural and kind.
After a short rest, Liu Guanyu carried the giant axe and continued to move forward.
Cai Jiaquan said: "Little junior brother, is this rotten axe really suitable for you? I seriously doubt your level of appreciation and aesthetic standards! I suggest that you change it as soon as possible!"
Hearing Cai Jiaquan say that this giant axe was rotten and useless, Liu Guanyu felt a trace of unhappiness in his heart for no reason, as if his comrades-in-arms who had fought side by side for many years were despised.
Liu Guanyu held the handle of the axe tightly and said to Zhang Maoling seriously: "Senior Brother Zhang, if you say it's rotten, it's useless, I'll be sad! I believe it will bring me a big surprise!"
Zhang Maoling glared and said in surprise: "Little junior brother, it seems that you really like this giant axe! Okay, I don't despise it." Why don't you give it a name, our tools have names. As he spoke, he raised the machete in his hand, "Look, my machete is called chasing the wind, and even the wind can catch up with the knife, isn't it very powerful!"
"Pick a name...... Liu Guanyu immediately moved, this partner-like giant axe should indeed have a name of its own.
After a little thought, the word "breaking the sky" suddenly flashed in my mind!
"It's called Breaking the Sky!"
Liu Guanyu said loudly, as if announcing to the world! When the wind blew, the branches and leaves of the trees on the side of the road shook and rattled, as if they were shouting enthusiastically:
Break the sky, break the sky!
"What a domineering name!" Li Chao praised the super strike festival.
"Breaking the sky, breaking the sky! This is the rhythm that can even break the sky!Little junior brother, we look forward to the extraordinary performance of you and the breaking sky!" Lu Wuzhi also praised.
Liu Guanyu stroked the giant axe with his hand and whispered: "Breaking the sky, let's move forward together!"
The mountain gradually rose, and Liu Guanyu walked more slowly, only to feel that he seemed to be carrying a big mountain on his shoulders, and it was more difficult to walk, so there was more time to rest.
Seeing that the four senior brothers always stopped and waited for him, he felt very embarrassed, so Liu Guanyu asked, "Senior brother, is it possible to walk along this bluestone road to the Iron Wood Forest?"
Li Chaochao said: "That's right, there is only one way to Tiemulin, it is easy to identify the road, and you will not go wrong." ”
"Senior Brother Li, then the four of you should go first, and I will come back later, so as not to delay your efforts to cut ironwood. ”
"Well, that's fine!, junior brother, you can take your time, don't worry, let's go first." After Li Chaochao finished speaking, he quickened his pace, and the other three immediately followed, and the four of them gradually walked faster, farther and farther away, and soon disappeared from view.
Liu Guanyu carried the broken sky, walked and stopped alone, only to feel that the road was very far away, and after walking for a long time, he saw a dense forest in front of him.
At the edge of the front of the forest, there is a forest shaped like a tofu block, the boxy woods are full of strangely shaped trees, the trunks are straight and towering, far higher than the ordinary trees in the forest, there are very few branches, only a few Liao Liao sticks out at the top, and a few wide leaves are scattered on it, which looks like countless tall pillars have been inserted on the ground in front of the forest.
Continue along the bluestone road, the further you go, the wider the road becomes, and when you reach the woods, it is close to the width of about three zhang.
Standing closely, the clear dividing line is clearly visible.
Outside the woods are some flowers and low trees, but inside the woods are towering trees. The edges of the trees are neatly arranged, each tree is arranged in an orderly manner, like a straight line, and the trees inside are even more staggered, as if they were planted artificially.
Liu Guanyu had never seen such a peculiar wood, and he felt strange in his heart.
The edge of the oncoming woods was inward, with several tree stumps.
Some of the stumps are very fresh, apparently just cut down, some of the stumps have grown green seedlings, and some of the stumps have grown new ironwood, high and low, full of life.
Could this be the subway woods for chopping wood? But what about the four senior brothers?
Walking into the woods, I can see the peculiarities of these trees, only to see that the whole trunk is almost the same thickness, the surface is smooth and delicate, and there is a faint circle of tree patterns all over it, such as a ring set on the trunk, which is very beautiful.
Liu Guanyu gently put Potian on the ground, but the ground covered with branches and leaves couldn't bear the weight of Potian and sank deeply.
I searched left and right, but I didn't see the four senior brothers.
"Senior brother, senior brother, where are you?" Liu Guanyu shouted loudly.
"Little junior brother, wait a moment, I'll come over right away!" a voice echoed from deep in the woods.
After a while, I saw Li Chaochao come out of the woods, and said to Liu Guanyu slightly apologetically: "It will take a while for us to see you, so we will go inside to cut iron and wood first." didn't wait for you here, the little junior brother wouldn't be surprised. ”
"Senior Brother Li, you're polite!" Liu Guanyu thought about it and asked, "Senior Brother Li, is this the Iron Forest?"
"That's right, this is the ironwood forest where we cut wood," Li Chaochao replied.
"But I wonder why you don't cut on the edge, you have to run inside and cut it?
Li Chaochao smiled and said, "Of course there is a reason for this! Little junior brother, you put the Breaking Heaven here first, and follow me to understand everything as soon as you walk inside." ”
Liu Guanyu hesitated, and let go of the sky made him very reluctant.
"It won't take much time, I'll be back soon!" Li Chaochao said again.
Liu Guanyu touched the sky with his hand before leaving.
Li Chaochao introduced as he walked: "Look at the shape of this ironwood forest, it is basically a square, with clear lines on the four edges, and the ironwood in the forest is even more orderly, and the traces of artificial axes and chisels are very obvious. It is said that this entire ironwood forest is not actually formed by natural growth, but was arranged by the original founding ancestor with great mana, combining a medium-sized energy gathering array and several small formations to continuously provide energy for the growth of the ironwood forest, so after these ironwood are cut down, seedlings will grow on the stake the next day, and they will grow into the original appearance in a month. ”
"Ah, it's so amazing!" When Liu Guanyu heard this, he realized that such a strange scene was the immortal method of the founding patriarch, and he couldn't help but be amazed, and looked forward to the future immortal path even more.
Li Chaochao said again: "The entire ironwood forest is divided into four areas, which are divided by the level of woodcutters, the third to fifth levels of the small world realm are the first area, the sixth to seventh levels are the second area, the eighth to ninth levels are the third area, and the tenth level is the fourth area. When chopping wood, according to the level of one's own cultivation, select the area of the corresponding level to cut ironwood. The difficulty of felling also varies greatly in different areas, gradually increasing from the first to the fourth area. The little monkey's cultivation is the fifth level of the Small World Realm, and he cut the ironwood in the first area, and the stumps at the edge of the woods are cut by him. ”
Liu Guanyu said: "Senior Brother Li, I am still at the level of the small world realm, and there is no corresponding area for me!"
"Of course, there is no corresponding area for you! Our Shangqing Sect recruits disciples, and we must reach the minimum level of the Small World Realm, so there is no need to set up an area below the third level at all!
Liu Guanyu said worriedly: "Senior Brother Li, then what should I do?"
Li Chaochao joked: "The sect stipulates that you can cut iron wood in the area corresponding to your own cultivation level, and you can also cut it in a higher-level area. Little junior brother, you are special, you can choose any of the four regions! You can choose any region, we will not have an opinion. ”
Liu Guanyu couldn't help but smile wryly, isn't this a pitfall!
Li Chaochao had a helpless expression: "This is the sect's setting, we can't change it!" You can only start cutting from the first area, it is a little more difficult at the beginning, and it will be easier after the cultivation level comes up." If you really need it, we can also help you!"
Liu Guanyu said helplessly: "I can only start cutting from the first area, who made me the younger brother recruited by Shizun by making an exception! I will do my mission, I can't let Shizun lose face!"
Li Chao praised: "Well said! There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of people with hearts! As long as your heart is as solid as a rock, no matter how many difficulties you have, you will eventually be trampled underfoot! Little junior brother, I believe in you!"
Liu Guanyu's eyes showed a look of perseverance, he believed that with the guidance of the master and the help of the heavens, if even this little difficulty could not be solved, then it would be in vain to come to the Shangqing Sect to go this way, let alone change his life against the sky, and dominate the situation!
Li Chaochao said again: "Little junior brother, look, the area we are in now is the first area, the ironwood here is almost the general thickness of the bowl, and the area in the back, the ironwood will become thicker and thicker, go, go and take a look." ”
The two of them continued to walk for a distance, only to see that the terrain suddenly rose straight, and the ground in the second area suddenly rose, almost a full zhang higher than the ground in the first area, as if a cliff was one zhang high.
Li Chaochao touched the ground on tiptoe, stretched out his arms, jumped onto the ground in the second area like a big bird spreading its wings, turned his head to Liu Guanyu and asked, "Little junior brother, can you come up?"
Liu Guanyu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Chaochao explained: "The deliberate absence of steps between the areas is the sect's order to exercise the disciples' physical strength and light body kung fu, and it is of great benefit to work for a long time!
After finishing speaking, he looked left and right, found a rope, and pulled Liu Guanyu up.
The ironwood in the second area is also dense, generally thick, but the trunk is as thick as a basketball, which is obviously much more difficult to cut than the ironwood in the first area.