"That's why I need Brother Snake's help. ”

Xiao Zicong looked at the snake boy who was a little puzzled, and said with a slight smile: "If my guess is correct, after the transformation of Brother Snake's little spirit snake, it will become a small spirit beast comparable to the eight forgings of a martial artist, with this little guy, even if Zhuang Qi joins forces, I am not afraid." ”

The snake boy frowned and said, "So you fought this idea!"

Xiao Zicong said: "This matter is extremely important to our Xifu Horse Gang, and it is even related to our next plan. I wonder if Brother Snake is willing to help me with this?"

The snake boy said with a gloomy face: "Since it is related to the next plan, the snake should naturally not stand idly by." I only hope that Brother Xiao will not play with the snake in the future. ”

"Brother Snake is too worried, he doesn't mean this in the future, it's just that the stakes are very high, and he has to hide it for the time being. ”

The snake boy waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't want to listen to your explanation anymore, then I will act on my own, you tell me where to go, and after Xiaolu transforms, I will go to you." ”

"Okay, when you're here, go to the center of the Donglin District to find me, but remember, be sure to arrive before dark. ”

"Don't worry, since I promised you, I will naturally arrive on time. The snake boy snorted coldly, jumped over, jumped off the giant tree, got up a few times, and disappeared.

Xiao Zicong looked at the direction of the other party's departure and smiled wryly.

"What a grumpy guy. ”

In the valley in the center of the Qingye Secret Realm, in a tall bush, Meng Li followed the little fragrant pig who twisted his buttocks, revealing a wry smile.

"I'm crazy to think a pig can take me out of here!"

Since encountering this little fragrant pig, Meng Li has followed it and has been in this valley for a long time.

At first, because Xiao Xiangzhu's route was not affected by the maze, Meng Li was happy for a while, but soon he found out that it was just his illusion.

Because this guy is not going out, but in!

Looking at the path leading to the center of the valley in front of him, Meng Li gradually stopped.

Sensing his actions, the little fragrant pig turned his head to bite the horn of his coat, and motioned for him to move on.

Meng Li shook his head, and said with a smile: "Forget it! Since I've come here, I'll just go down with you! Anyway, there won't be a worse result than now, just let me see, where is the place you want to take me to?"

As if he understood Meng Li's words, the little fragrant pig grinned.

One man, one beast, continue to move forward.

Not long after, a huge wooden stake about two feet thick appeared in front of them.

The little fragrant pig ran to the stake and snorted twice at Meng Li.

"You're just going to bring me here?"

Meng Li looked at the stump that dozens of people couldn't enclose, and his face was shocked.

The little fragrant pig nodded and walked into the tree hole.

The tree hole was pitch black and could not be seen, and the little fragrant pig walked in as if it had been devoured, and disappeared in an instant.

Meng Li frowned, and after pondering for a moment, he also walked in.

If it comes, it will be safe.

If he didn't look at what was in the hollow of the tree, wouldn't he have failed the little fragrant pig's good intentions?

Now, Meng Li feels more and more that this pink pig is extraordinary, and there is no hindrance in communicating with it, except that he can't speak, he is no different from a normal person.

Could it be that this little pig is also a spirit beast bloodline?

Having seen the methods of the white wolf before, Meng Li had an extraordinary understanding of the spirit beast, and how could he not be curious when he noticed the abnormality of the little fragrant pig, and this was the main reason why he was willing to follow the other party here.

The hollow of the tree leads down to the ground, and the light is dim at first, but after some distance, it somehow gradually becomes brighter. Although it is not as bright as day, at least I can see what is in front of me clearly.

Seeing the little buttocks twisting in front of him, Meng Li hurriedly followed, and walked forward for about a quarter of an hour, suddenly enlightened.

A small forest with beautiful scenery suddenly appeared in front of you.

Don't have a cave!

The scenery in front of him changed, and four words suddenly popped out of Meng Li's mind.

The woods are not large, but they are surrounded by towering trees, giving it a sense of isolation.

At the end of the woods, there is a pond with clear water that you can almost see the stones at the bottom.

Xiao Xiangzhu took Meng Li to the pond, and the young man realized that there was a wooden house built by the pond.

The wooden house is built on the pond and extends out to a terrace, which is built directly on the pond.

At this moment, on the terrace, there was a man sitting with his back to him.

When Meng Li saw that there were people here, he couldn't hide his surprise in his heart, walked quickly to the wooden house, and said loudly: "Junior Meng Li, if you enter this place by mistake, if you have any offense, please don't blame the seniors." ”

The figure on the terrace was emaciated, although he turned his back to Meng Li and couldn't see his face clearly, but from that person, Meng Li felt a sense of twilight.

This is an old man who is dying!

Meng Li secretly reminded himself in his heart, and looked at the terrace where the old man was.

On the terrace, a chess table is placed in the center. The old man sat in front of the chess table, holding a black piece in one hand and a white piece in the other, playing games with himself for fun.

Hearing Meng Li's voice, the old man put down the chess pieces in his hand and got up to look at Meng Li.

Meng Li also met the other party's gaze at this moment, but when he saw the other party's face, he almost fell to the ground in fright.

As he expected, it was indeed an old man's face, but there was no blood on this face, and the withered yellow face was full of cracks and wood grains. How weird it looks!

What a living person! It's clearly a wooden man!

"You...... You ......"

Meng Li looked at the other party, his scalp was numb, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say anything about the rest of the words.

"After waiting for so many years, the white wolf finally sent me a living person. The old man with a strange face chuckled, looked at Meng Li and said, "Young man, do you want to ask me if I am a human or a ghost?"

Meng Li nodded, his lips tightly closed, and he didn't say a word.

The old man smiled and said, "I am neither a human nor a ghost, but a puppet!"

"Puppet?" Meng Li looked at the other party, his expression even more puzzled.

He'd heard of some puppets, but they're basically dead things controlled by mechanisms, and he's never heard of a puppet with intelligence!

This is also Meng Li's boldness, change to a timid one, and when he encounters this situation, he has long been frightened and fainted.

"Didn't the senior bring a mask and joke with Meng leaving?"

Anyway, this kind of thing, Meng Li still can't believe it.

"Young man, do you think I need to lie to you?" the old man stretched out his hand, and the little fragrant pig came to his feet obediently as if he had received an order.

The old man bent down, picked up the little fragrant pig, and gently stroked the latter's pink fur with his rough and cracked wooden fingers.

Meng Li saw the old man's finger, his eyes froze, and he accepted the fact that the other party was a puppet. looked at the little fragrant pig in the other party's arms again, and asked, "Senior, this pig is your pet?"

Thinking of the experience of the little fragrant pig bringing himself here, I can't help but be a little more vigilant, could it be that all this is deliberately done by this puppet old man?

But can a puppet really have such a deep mind?

The old man seemed to see Meng Li's question, and instead of answering his question, he asked an inexplicable question.

"Young man, have you ever heard of the study of talismans?"

Meng Li didn't know why, but he still nodded: "I know something." What is the purpose of the seniors asking this!"

The old man said: "The study of Fu Zheng is broad and profound. Among them is a kind of talisman called a psychic talisman. This talisman is the culmination of the study of the rune, draw this talisman, at the cost of life, once successful, the will of the drawer will be pinned on the rune paper, almost psychic. ”

"And this talisman?"

Hearing the drawing conditions of the psychic talisman, Meng Li gasped, how could someone draw the talisman that needed to be drawn at the cost of his life. Unless......

Meng Li looked at the old man suddenly, as if he understood something.

Under Meng Li's gaze, the old man slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing a yellow talisman pasted on the wooden body.

"You guessed it right, this one on the old decay is a psychic talisman. ”

Psychic talismans, one talisman can be psychic.

But to draw this talisman is to pay with your life.

So, the ...... of this character will be drawn. All of them are dying people.

"Senior, you ......" Meng Li looked at the old man's chest, like a ghost-painted messy talisman, and was speechless in shock.

The puppet old man did not shy away from it, and said with a smile: "The old man of the hundred passages was buried here twenty years ago, and before he died, he drew this spiritual talisman and waited for the arrival of a destined person!"

Although the old man smiled brightly at this time, no one knew the hardships at the beginning.

It is important to know that there are also successes in the making of symbols. Even the most genius talisman master can't guarantee that it is foolproof, let alone a psychic talisman that is ranked as one of the nine heavenly talismans?

The study of talismans is broad and profound. From shallow to deep, there are small and large runes, and above the big runes, there are earth runes and heavenly runes.

The Nine Heavenly Runes are the top nine talismans among the Heavenly Runes, and the Psychic Runes are only the ninth of them.

The heavenly rune that ranks first in the world is the screen heaven rune, which is said to have been lost.

Meng Li is not deeply involved in the talisman, and he does not know the horror of the psychic talisman.

If you want to draw this talisman, even with the ability of a hundred channel people, the hope of success is less than one percent. Throughout the ages, there are very few people who can draw this symbol, less than a handful of them.

When the people of the hundred channels drew the psychic talisman, it was nothing more than a huge gamble, but fortunately, he won the bet!

Now, his body is decaying, but his will has been preserved.

The old man's radiant eyes stared at Meng Li, and said in an unusually serious tone, "And you are my destined person?"

"Destined for someone?" the young man frowned slightly.

Whether this destined person is good or bad is still unknown.

Baidao said: "Young people don't have to be nervous, the old and dead will not harm you." ”

Meng Li said: "What do the seniors command, but it doesn't hurt to say it, since the juniors are fortunate enough to meet the seniors, they should do their best." ”

The people of the hundred channels laughed and said, "Young man, what kind of slippery are you playing with the old man." How do you know that what the old decay wants to give you is not a great opportunity?"

"No merit is not rewarded!"

"It's a good thing to be useless, and you can have such thoughts, which shows that you are cautious enough to let you inherit my mantle, and it is not an insult to what I have learned in this life. ”

"Seniors want to take me as an apprentice?" Meng Li looked at the other party, his eyes full of doubt. "This decision is a bit hasty!"

Looking at the extremely cautious Meng Li, the people of the Baidao said with a smile: "Why, the old man wants to pass on some skills to you, and you still don't want to?" Do you know that the old man and I originally learned the Xuanwu Dao, and if you only learn this skill, it will be enough to laugh at the rivers and lakes." ”

Meng Li touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "That's not what the juniors meant. ”

As if remembering some sad things, the old man touched his face and sighed: "I think of me as a hundred channel people, and I was also a heroic figure back then, crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, how amazing, if I wasn't afraid of burying my skills, how could I live in the world with this face?"

Meng Li said in a deep voice: "In this case, seniors should be more cautious, and should not give this ability to others." ”

"Giving it lightly?" The Baidao people laughed at themselves and asked Meng Lidao: "Since you can come here, you must have already seen the white-eyed ancestor." ”

"White-eyed Ancestor?" Meng Li was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "You mean that white wolf!"

The people of the hundred channels smiled bitterly: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot that the real body of that guy is indeed a white wolf." ”

Meng Li suddenly said: "In other words, the reason why I am here is because of that white wolf?"

The Baidao people laughed and said, "Young man, don't be angry, I also have my responsibility for this matter." ”

Meng Li was silent, listening to his ears.

"Alas!"

The people of the Hundred Channels sighed lightly and said with emotion: "Back then, the old man broke away from the Xuanwu Dao because of some things, and then he was chased and killed by the sect, and after several twists and turns, he finally lived in seclusion in this Qingye Secret Realm. About twenty years ago, the White-eyed Ancestor and a young man named Qing Ming came here, and I was in my twilight years at that time, and I knew that my time was short, so with their help, I drew this spiritual talisman. On the day the talisman was painted, I asked Bai Mei to help me find a successor. Although the white wolf was a little arrogant, he was very committed, and since he promised me, he would naturally help me find the most suitable candidate. ”

"Wait, what do you mean...... That white wolf chose me?" Meng Li pointed at himself, crying and laughing.

That white wolf, who was not related to him, why did he fall in love with him? Moreover, judging from the situation at that time, Qi Heng's relationship with that white wolf should be even closer.

The other party gave up Qi Heng, who had a closer relationship, and finally chose him to inherit this opportunity, no matter how you think about it, it is a little unreasonable!

Could it be that there is something unusual about him?

Meng Li lowered his head and touched his nose again, wondering in his heart:

There's nothing abnormal! It's the same with a pair of arms, a pair of legs, a nose and two eyes, it's not bad! Not to mention that when it comes to cultivation, he can't even compare to Qi Heng's hand.

Is it because of his own master, who has disappeared?

The thought flashed in Meng Li's mind, and he suddenly had a feeling that his eyes lit up.

Yes, I am not related to the white wolf, this kind of great good thing, under normal circumstances, it will never fall on my head, and the only explanation is this one.

Since it can infer the Yanxing concept through one nose, it is not impossible to have a lot to do with the latter.

The hearts of the people in the hundred channels are as careful as hair, and when they see Meng Li's complexion changing, they know what the young man thinks. Without bothering, he turned around and went back to the house, and made a pot of strong tea with boiling hot water.

Meng Li walked into the house and stood in front of the people of the Hundred Passages.

The old man poured a cup of tea, put it in front of the young man, and said with a smile: "You can accept the old mantle now?"

The people of Baidao himself said just now that he studied under the Xuanwu Dao, and if he could get his mantle, it would be a great blessing.

But......

Meng Li shook his head and said, "This time, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint my seniors." ”

Hearing this, the Baidao people stood up abruptly and looked at Meng Li in disbelief: "What?

Meng Li squeezed out a bitter smile, like a child who was extremely aggrieved, and said in an unusually helpless tone: "The good intentions of the seniors, the younger generations can't repay it, after thinking about it again and again, I still decided to give up this opportunity." ”

"You little one, you're playing tricks on me again. You can rest assured, as long as you learn what I have learned all my life, I will not have other requirements for you. ”

Meng Li hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Senior, you misunderstood, it's my own problem." ”

"What's wrong with you? I see you're young and vigorous, and it's time to forge ahead, why are you so procrastinating?"

Meng Li stretched out his right arm, pulled up his sleeve and said with a wry smile: "Senior, you can see it at a glance." ”

On the dark and strong arms, four dragon patterns loomed.

The people of the hundred channels are pedantic and heavenly beings, what have they not seen? As early as a long time ago, they did not panic when encountering problems, and they were able to do without changing their faces without encountering anything.

But even so, when he saw these four dragon patterns, he still changed color instantly.

"You're a four-dragon vein!"

The old man exclaimed in surprise, looking at Meng Li, revealing an incredulous expression. "With this kind of blood syncope, you can still survive?"

Meng Li smiled bitterly: "But sooner or later I will die." ”

"No, in your situation, how can you learn martial arts?"

The old man seemed to think of something again, and suddenly grabbed Meng Li's hand.

Meng Li could feel that from the other party's hard big hands, there was a power different from the true qi flowing into his body, probing the situation in his body.

Meng Li knew why the other party was suspicious, let go of his true anger, and let him investigate.

"I see!"

After a long time, the Baidao people let go of their palms and looked at Meng Li with a complicated expression. "It's hard for you, the cultivation exercises can only condense half of the true qi of the normal exercises. ”

True Qi is the foundation of a martial artist, and it is self-evident how cruel the half-crippled True Qi is to a martial artist.

"That's exactly why I reject you. Meng Li's attitude was very sincere, and this was also what he said in his heart.

With Meng Li's own conditions, if he wants to gain a firm foothold among the martial artists of the same realm, he must focus on his energy. Because of his current situation, he doesn't even have the capital to be distracted.

Although the people of the Hundred Channels studied under the Xuanwu Dao and ranked among the eight first-class sects, what the Xuanwu Dao practiced was not the sword technique, but the sword technique and the talisman method.

These two aspects didn't have much to do with him, even if the other party really taught him this skill, he wouldn't be able to cultivate.

As far as Meng Li's side is concerned, of course, he can also take this opportunity, as for whether to cultivate in the future, that is another matter.

But Meng Li is not an irresponsible person, if he really lets him do things perfunctorily, he will not be happy in his heart.

The old man looked up to the sky and sighed: "Is this fate? In the end, the old man's ability still has to be buried in the soil with this old bone?"

Meng Li's eyelids jumped, and he was puzzled: "What do you mean by seniors? Since the juniors are not suitable, just wait for another successor." ”

The people of the hundred passages sighed: "Alas, there is no time?"

"Don't have time?" Meng Li was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed, waved his hand and said: "Seniors don't have to laugh, they've been waiting for twenty years, why should they care about these times, when the juniors go out, go to the white-eyed ancestor and talk to him, and let him find another person for the seniors as soon as possible." ”

The people of Baidao walked through the house, came to the terrace, looked at the rippling clear pool water, and said with a wry smile: "It is precisely because twenty years have passed, my time will not be much, at this time, the power in this psychic talisman is not much left, maybe one day the soul will be gone, as for the guy with white eyebrows, twenty years have arrived, that guy, I'm afraid he has already left here!"

What the old man said later, Meng Li barely heard it, because when the former said that he was running out of time, he was already frozen!

People will inevitably die, and even if they survive in another way, they will not be able to resist the invasion of time.

Twenty years on, this talisman has indeed reached its limit.

"Senior, you ......"

Seeing Meng Li's worried expression, the old man waved his hand and said with relief: "It's okay, life and death are fate, the old man has already earned it after living for more than twenty years, but it's a pity that he has this skill." ”

Meng Li suddenly thought of a way, and hurriedly said: "Senior, I am not the only one who has entered the Qingye Secret Realm this time, and there are many sect disciples who are stronger than me, why don't I find a way to bring them here, and the senior will choose one person to teach them." ”

The Baidao people still shook their heads and sighed, "It's too late." If you want to come to this valley, you can only control it outside the secret realm when you enter this place, and there is no way to enter this place except for this method. ”

After entering the Aoba Secret Realm, you can't reach the valley?

Hearing this news, Meng Li was extremely shocked, does this mean that it is impossible for him to want to go out?

Meng Li said in frustration: "Senior, will I not go out in the future?"

"You can rest assured that you can't get in and out of this place. ”

Although the people of Baidao were in a bad mood now, they couldn't help but laugh when they saw Meng Li's frightened appearance.

"That's right! It's okay!"

Meng Li breathed a long sigh of relief, saw the old man looking at him, and said embarrassedly: "Let the seniors laugh." ”

Baidao Humanitarian: "Human nature is understandable. If I'm stuck in one place, I'll think the same way you do. ”

Meng Li looked at this open-minded old man, and felt a little unbearable in his heart.

"Senior, why don't I try to learn it?"

Try?

The person who opened the passage couldn't cry and laughed: "Don't be reluctant because you sympathize with me, my generation of martial arts is to go against the sky, and you can't have the slightest carelessness, you have a heart of specialization, it's not a good thing." ”

Meng Li scratched his head and said, "Actually, my situation is not hopeless. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing Meng Li say this, a flash of brilliance flashed in the old man's eyes.

Meng Li said: "The seniors should see that the exercises learned by the younger generations are extremely special, but it is precisely because of this special that my exercises have infinite potential, and my family teacher once said that as long as I find the opportunity, my exercises will undergo qualitative changes, not to mention the improvement of true qi, it will also be of great benefit to my blood syncope." ”