The Yuanling Continent is a continent surrounded by eight sacred mountains, located in the middle of the eight sacred mountains.

And on top of each of the highest sacred mountains, there is a huge sun hanging high in the sky.

These eight divine suns isolated the Yuanling Continent from the black mist on the periphery, and all the light shone on the periphery.

And the ninth divine sun rises and sets in the sky above the Yuanling Continent every day, controlling the rotation of the four seasons of the Yuanling Continent, changing day and night.

Ordinary people may not know how long the Yuanling Continent has existed, but they have felt something: in the past fifty years, the number of days in the cold season of the Yuanling Continent has been more than a year, and in the relatively warm season, the temperature has also dropped year by year, and over the decades, some creatures have stopped growing, and the Yuanling Continent has become more and more barren.

Someone once predicted that perhaps in a few hundred years, as the nine divine suns dimmed, the Yuanling Continent would be completely reduced to a land of ice and snow, and would eventually be swallowed by the black fog on the periphery.

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Unconsciously, three months have passed, and the dormant time of the mosquito is getting longer and longer, from three or two days, seven or eight days of dormancy each time three months ago, to half a month now.

In the past three months, under the intermittent guidance of A-mosquito, Jiang Ming has officially embarked on the path of cultivator.

The first realm of practice is called "Blood Wheel". It is necessary to absorb the softest vitality between heaven and earth - air. to refine their own blood and qi, and finally "coagulate into a wheel." ”

Jiang Ming spent almost all of the rest of his time in cultivation except for Yuanfang's business every day, and for some reason, after three months, Jiang Ming's cultivation had already made some achievements, and Lao Luo seemed to be missing, and there was no news.

Yuanfang is an excellent place for cultivators, although the aura in the Yuanshi cannot be directly absorbed by a junior cultivator like Jiang Ming, but there are a lot of Yuanshi hoarded in the Yuanfang, which will make the aura of heaven and earth in a small area become richer. Jiang Ming's room was close to the Yuan Library, he cultivated here every day, and his entry into the realm was also very fast, and when he was two months old, he had already condensed three drops of "Blood Yuan". Each drop of blood element would bring some yuan power to the cultivator's original mortal body. Circulating in those meridians that have been opened, gradually changing the physique of the cultivator. After the three blood elements, the blood veins are opened, and the cultivator can directly absorb the yuan power contained in the yuan stone to cultivate.

"You have to find a way to get more Yuan Stones, which is extremely important for your cultivation. A mosquito reminded Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming once tried, when he condensed the second blood element, his strength had become very large, the hundreds of catties of stone lions at the gate of Yuanfang he could pick up with gritted teeth, and when the third blood yuan condensed, he could already lift a stone lion with one hand.

The days of cultivation pass quickly, and Yuanfang is an eye-catching eventful place, these few months Lao Luo is not there, has been seen by some suspicious people, although Yuanfang has a higher than the royal power of the "Cultivator Alliance" unified jurisdiction and protection, there are almost no thefts and robberies on weekdays, but the open and secret struggle between Yuanfang and Yuanfang has never stopped since the birth of Yuanfang.

On this day, when Jiang Ming was exchanging dozens of white yuan from a cultivator into a high-level red yuan in the Yuan Fang, more than a dozen people suddenly broke into the gate.

Jiang Ming looked up, a young man with a wide body and a fat body but a pair of black goat's beard walked to the hall and sat down unceremoniously, this man looked like he was in his early thirties, but he was followed by four middle-aged men in yellow and white robes, the four of them also sat on their own side, and the rest of the people were all big men and lined up in a row, at this time, intentionally or unintentionally, the gate of Yuanfang had almost been blocked.

Jiang Ming saw this situation, and the thoughts in his mind turned sharply, and he quickly sent the guests outside the door. Only then did he stand at the door and say to the young man who was seated: "Shopkeeper Hu, I don't know what you are doing here today? My master is not here, and the younger generation can't be the master, so if you have something important, please come back another day." ”

Three months ago, Jiang Ming must not have felt the fluctuation of the Yuan Force among this group of people, but today, Jiang Ming can find that all of these people have cultivation, especially this obese man surnamed Hu, although he has a big belly and poop, his breathing is indeed even and long, and his cultivation must be good. But since he can see the clues of the other party, Jiang Ming also has his own confidence in his heart and is not afraid.

"It doesn't matter if Luo Lao Er is not there, Hu is here to Douyuan today, according to the rules, since he is not there, you will represent him, and you can't refuse. Besides, I also invited the four deacons of the Yuanhui today, they will judge fairly, please rest assured that Hu is an upright person, and he will never bully a junior of you. The shopkeeper had a loud voice and a righteous face.

Hearing his words, a man standing behind him couldn't help but feel that his cheeks were full of rough cheeks, and his eyes were round.

Jiang Ming was also disgusted when he heard it.

"It's obviously a big bully to take advantage of the fire to rob, but you still say it so grandly!" Jiang Ming sneered in his heart, and his face was silent.

Jiang Ming gestured to the five people seated: "You are all seniors, I don't know what kind of fighting method the shopkeeper Hu wants to do today?"

He looked directly at Hu Wang.

"Dou Yuan, of course, is judged by his ability. The old rule, Hu brought ten yuan ores of the same size today, you and I each choose five, and then invite the four deacons to open them one by one, whoever cuts out more yuan stones will win. If the number of blocks is equal, then the one with the highest rank wins, I don't know what Brother Jiang thinks?" Hu Wang stroked his goat's whiskers and said while gesturing, looking arrogant.

"Dou Yuan has always been such a rule, since the shopkeeper Hu is bright, I naturally agree. Jiang Ming was sarcastic.

"Good. Brother Jiang is worthy of being Lao Luo's protégé, so let's start immediately. Hu Wang twitched after listening to the figure-of-eight, obviously feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Please..."Jiang Ming took the lead and walked to the side of the long table in the hall.

Hu Wang stood on the other side with the four Yuanhui deacons, and behind him a man in a green shirt had already placed ten black stones of uniform size like eggs on the long table between the two.

"Shopkeeper Hu, do you pick first or the juniors pick first?" Jiang Ming was the first to speak, obviously the other party came prepared, and he could only take the initiative first.

"Of course you came first, lest someone say I'm bullying you. Hu Wang's small eyes had narrowed into a line.

"It must have been a mark!" Jiang Ming's mind was racing, and the other party was afraid that he had already worked these ten stones. Maybe which one has a yuan stone in it, he already knows it well.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ming couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat in his heart. If you lose Lao Luo's pension book to others all of a sudden, then you will be sorry for Lao Luo in this life...

According to the rules of the old Yuanhui, the fighting skills between Yuanfang and Yuanfang, if you lose, you have to compensate your Yuanfang to the other party...

Therefore, the battle between Yuanfang has always been strictly cautious, unless it is condescending, no one is willing to take such a big risk before being absolutely sure.

"Then the junior is welcome!" Jiang Ming bowed his hand to Hu Wang, and immediately began to pick the Yuan Stones, he picked them up one by one and observed, until the ninth time, Jiang Ming finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

"Deliberately, every yuan stone here is afraid that the master has been under the "sealing yuan" technique, almost blocking all the breath in the stone, originally every stone containing the yuan stone, there will be a certain form of pores, but these stones have obviously been artificially completely closed, and on the stone, the original possible changes in the color caused by the fluctuation of the yuan stone yuan force have also been completely blackened by people with strange arts, so that people can not see the clues from the appearance. Jiang Ming was worried in his heart.

"Then the only way is to sense. Jiang Ming's face was deliberately red, and at this time, he slowly stretched out his left hand...

"I'll choose this one!" After a while, Jiang Ming grabbed a stone and put it on his side.

"Of the ten stones here, only three originally contained Yuan Stone. ”

This was almost clear at a glance under Jiang Ming's left hand, which was contaminated with the qi of the Divine Yuan. And there was no Yuan in the fourth one, but at the moment when Jiang Mingshu was about to put it back, there was a sudden trace of strong Yuan Force fluctuation from the stone!

Hu Wang's slightly narrowed eyes opened, the nerves that were originally tense also relaxed, but a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, these ten stones have been repeatedly explored by masters, seven of them are just ordinary stones, and although he squinted just now, his eyes never left the three that had Yuan Stones, and these three he made marks that only he could understand, seeing that Jiang Ming took away a scrap, he naturally snickered in his heart.

"I still overestimate this kid, and the old Wu who lost money has deliberately made so many preparations!"

"Well, I'll pick this one. Hu Wang looked at the mark on the stone and chose one of the three and put it in front of him.

When it was Jiang Ming's turn, he stared at the remaining eight stones one by one, his left hand was opened, and his palm slowly crossed the eight yuan stones, he could clearly feel that there were two obvious yuan stones in these eight stones, and the stone that suddenly showed the fluctuation of yuan power before, although the fluctuation was only a little the size of a sesame seed, it was unfathomable under closer inspection...

Jiang Ming picked it up casually: "Then this one!"

Hu Wang saw that Jiang Ming had chosen another "scrap", with a sneer on his face, and his heart was full of pride:

"Luo Lao Er, Luo Lao Er, you have been shrewd all your life, and now you will be in vain, don't blame me for being ruthless! Let you ignore the current affairs and go against them, you deserve it!" He stretched out his hand and took another marked Yuan Stone.

In the third round, Jiang Ming pretended to pick steamed buns and sweated profusely, and after about an hour, he finally selected one of the remaining six.

Hu Wang's calm face shook involuntarily: "I really let this kid get the right one, but fortunately, I have already won the battle." ”

Both of them understood in their hearts, but on the surface, one was more confused than the other, and it took half an hour before you and I took turns to choose the remaining five stones.

"Now that we've finished choosing, let's ask the four deacons to help us cut the Yuan Stone. Hu Wang bowed his hand to the four middle-aged people.

"Naturally, the old man will do it. The deacon, who was sitting in the far north, nodded slightly and stood up.

"This is obviously a set up for me to drill, and I have to make some preparations, otherwise even if I can win, I am afraid it will not end well. Years of wandering life have already made Jiang Ming have a sense of crisis in his bones.