There have been many swords and soldiers in the world since ancient times. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the heroes were divided, wars broke out in the world, and the people's livelihood was exhausted. In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian finally unified the north and south, ending hundreds of years of war. Emperor Wen of Sui took a series of measures such as cultivating people's livelihood and equalizing the field system, and the world gradually presented a prosperous situation, which is known as the rule of Kaiyuan in history.

One hundred kilometers away from Jinyang City, there is a place called Falling Star Plain, which is said to have been a natural basin formed by the impact of an extraterrestrial meteorite, and the Falling Star Plain is also named after it.

The soil here is naturally fertile, the environmental conditions are superior, and in recent years, the imperial court has gradually shown a prosperous scene, and every household in the field can be described as thousands of boxes, with sufficient surplus grain!

On a small, unnamed mound at the edge of the basin, two teenagers, one older and one younger, were playing. The eldest was a teenager, about a teenager, staring intently at somewhere in the field. The youngest one is a five or six-year-old girl, who has bulging eyes and is very cute!

The little girl shouted to the boy in a childish accent: "Brother Huai, you see there are a lot of butterflies over there, let's go catch butterflies!"

This boy is the son of Qin Wen, the only scholar in this small mountain village, named Qin Huai, who was born with clear eyebrows and handsome eyes. I heard that his mother was a beautiful lady of a certain family, and she was quite beautiful, but for some reason she was willing to marry a poor scholar. This Qin Huai obviously inherited a little bit of his mother's appearance, and at a young age, he had a bit of a jade tree in the wind.

Although Qin Huai was born in a scholarly family, he does not have the gentle and elegant scholarly temperament of Qin Wen, but he is extremely stubborn on weekdays, and often breaks into some troubles, which makes his parents quite a headache.

But this Qin Huai is extremely smart, every time the homework prescribed by his mother can be completed quickly, and the ancient texts taught by his father can be memorized only once, so his parents still have great expectations for him.

At this time, Qin Huai was grabbing a big cricket with his head bored, but he saw that he was holding his breath and concentrating, and he didn't dare to take a breath, and slowly approached the big cricket.

Just when Qin Huai was about to make a move, the little girl next to him suddenly called out "Brother Huai". The cricket heard the noise, and suddenly jumped, jumped a few feet away, and disappeared into the grass in a few clicks.

Qin Huai couldn't help frowning, his face was full of regret, and he sighed: "Sister Ling'er, your name, that cricket has run away again, it won't be easy to catch such a big one next time." ”

As soon as the little girl heard about Qin Huai, she thought that Qin Huai was reprimanding herself, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and her two big watery eyes were about to drip water, so she pouted and said in a low voice: "Brother Huai, I didn't mean it, Ling'er was wrong......

Seeing this, Qin Huai still had the slightest sense of blame, this little girl followed him all day long, just like her own sister.

Qin Huai's voice slowed, stepped forward and touched Ling'er's head, and comforted: "Okay, Sister Ling'er, I don't blame you, I'll catch another one next time, let's go, I'll accompany you to catch butterflies." ”

When the little girl heard this, she immediately smiled, ran towards the group of butterflies with her hands, and said, "Okay, okay, Brother Huai will help me catch butterflies, I will definitely be able to catch them." ”

So, the two of them ran to another field one after the other and grabbed the butterflies.

In the evening, Qin Huai returned home, and the family of three ate around a square table. At this time, Qin Wen suddenly had a serious face and said, "Huai'er, I heard that you destroyed a lot of crops in Aunt Zhang's cauliflower field today, is this true?"

When Qin Huai heard this, he secretly muttered to himself that it was not good, but he didn't expect to be discovered so soon. It turned out that Qin Huai and Ling'er were very happy catching butterflies in the field, and accidentally trampled a lot of rape planted by Aunt Zhang.

Qin Huai secretly slandered himself, it must be Aunt Zhang who secretly went to her father to complain, this Aunt Zhang is really stingy. Last time, I plucked a few radishes from her house during a picnic, and I also came to complain, and I was so bad that I was facing the wall for an hour.

Qin Huai smiled awkwardly and replied hesitantly, "This...... I'm not...... Help Ling'er catch butterflies... Well..."

When Qin Wen heard this, it was really like this, this kid would get into trouble for himself twice in three days, and he usually didn't like to study, so he didn't get angry.

Qin Wen slapped the table heavily, and said sharply: "Hmph, how do I usually teach you, Aunt Zhang is a widow, and it is not easy to farm usually, you are good, in order to catch a few butterflies, you trampled most of the other people's crops." I taught you how to memorize that article a few days ago, and you can memorize it for me. ”

Qin Huai lowered his head, oh, and then said: "If you don't know your fate, you can't be a gentleman, you don't know etiquette, you can't stand, you don't know how to believe, you can't know people." The gentleman is also righteous, and the way is not good, so as to know......"

Qin Wen listened to Qin Huaiyang's recitation of this treatise, his face eased a little, and said: "I will punish you for facing the wall for half an hour today, and if you commit it again next time, see that I don't break your legs!"

Qin Huai was frightened, Qin Wen was not joking. The last time I went out to set fires, I accidentally led the firewood house of Uncle Li's house across the mountain, and when I came back, I was really beaten violently, and the bruises on my body have not gone away until now.

When Qin Huai's mother heard this, she relieved Qin Huai and said: "Okay, don't murder the child, Huai'er is still young, she is a little naughty, but I, as a mother, still think that Huai'er is still very kind by nature." ”

Qin Huai's mother turned to Qin Huai, touched Qin Huai's head, and said softly, "Huai'er, do you know that you are wrong?"

Qin Huai was pardoned, and immediately nodded and said, "The child knows that he is wrong. ”

Qin Huai's mother smiled and nodded, then sighed again, and said, "Huai'er, you must know that you are the only son in our family, and your father is also looking forward to you growing up as soon as possible, so that I can make my Qin family's lintel." You won't be allowed to be so naughty in the future, you know? You will personally apologize to Aunt Zhang tomorrow, and bring our old hen with you, as compensation. ”

Qin Huai nodded and said in a low voice: "The child just listens to his mother, and he won't be naughty in the future!"

Early the next morning, Qin Huai carried the old hen and went to Aunt Zhang's house early to apologize. Aunt Zhang's family lives on the mountainside behind Qin Huai's house, and there is not much distance.

Qin Huai walked on a mountain road, sighing one by one.

"Why am I so unlucky, every time I meet Aunt Zhang, this time I have to be pointed at my nose and said. ”

Although Qin Huai was reluctant in his heart, his pace did not slow down at all, and he walked quickly towards Aunt Zhang's house.

At this moment, a deafening thunderclap suddenly sounded, almost scaring Qin Huai to the ground.

Then, he saw an incomparably huge lightning bolt appear in the sky, Qin Huai didn't have time to see clearly, his eyes turned white, and he was almost blind by the strong light, and after a while, his eyesight recovered.

Qin Huai, who had just regained his eyesight, looked at the sky again, but was surprised again: "Hey, why is it suddenly dark again this day?"

The sky was black, as if it had been obscured by a huge black cloud.

Qin Huai rubbed his eyes and looked carefully, only to find that there were two blood-red light clusters in the black cloud, and they were two blood-red eyes!

Where had Qin Huai seen such a terrifying scene, he was almost frightened.

"Mom, monster!" Qin Huai threw away the old hen, and then ran home.

Qin Huai looked back while running back, and found that the black clouds in the sky were clearer at this time, and the outline of a certain animal had already appeared, which was actually a huge bat.

This bat is several feet long, its two fangs are thicker than Qin Huai's thighs, and its blood-red eyes exude an evil gaze, which is extremely terrifying. Qin Huai saw the true face of this bat demon clearly, and was so shocked that he didn't dare to look back, just desperately running towards home. However, at the moment the road under his feet was only a narrow mountain road, and it was downhill, and he was not allowed to run like this at all.

Sure enough, Qin Huai slipped under his feet in a panic, lost his balance, and rushed out of the mountain road directly under the force of inertia.

As a sharp pain spread throughout his body, Qin Huai rolled down the hillside sharply.

"Mom, help!"

Qin Huai deeply felt the fear of death at this moment, perhaps out of a desire to survive, but it stimulated Qin Huai's potential at this time.

In a panic, Qin Huai gritted his teeth and suddenly opened his eyes, just in time to see a vine in front of him. While rolling, Qin Huai struggled to grasp it, and finally grabbed a tiny vine, like a life-saving straw.

Although the vines were still unable to hold Qin Huai back in the end, they delayed Qin Huai's decline. In this way, Qin Huai was desperately grasping the flowers, vines, stones, etc. that could be grasped along the way, although all his fingers were scratched, and his nails were peeled off because of this, the speed of the slide was obviously slowed down a lot, and he did not hit the vital parts. And judging from the height of Qin Huai's final fall, it was not fatal, but the moment he fell, he fainted from exhaustion.

At this time, the black clouds in the sky gradually moved closer to the center, and a huge bat flew out of it.

The bat licked its tongue, flicked its wings, and flew towards the small village ahead. This small village, which was originally peaceful, was wiped out in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, in the sky not far from Jinyang City, a Taoist was walking against the wind. This Taoist was dressed in a green cloth robe, carrying a red long sword, with long eyebrows and green hair, and looked like a fairy wind and bones, but his demeanor at the moment was slightly serious.

The huge lightning bolt just now was also seen from afar, and the energy contained in it made him feel uneasy.

The Taoist frowned slightly, and saw a bloody light suddenly appear in the clouds on the horizon in the distance, and he knew that a monster had been born.

The Taoist showed a trace of doubt on his face, and said to himself: "Why have there been frequent monsters in the world recently?

"That's it, since the poor Dao has met, I'll take care of you by the way!" the Taoist sighed slightly, and then turned into a green rainbow and fled towards the small mountain village.

However, after all, it is difficult to save the fire from far away, and when the Changmei Daoist arrived, the small mountain village was no longer the scene of the past, with collapsed houses everywhere, and the original simple villagers also turned into dried corpses, all of which were sucked dry and died.

The demon bat curled up its tongue and licked the blood from the corner of its mouth, as if it was not satisfied, so he looked around and saw Qin Huai unconscious in the distance at a glance.

The giant bat's eyes lit up, and it looked extremely excited, its wings fluttered, and it got up and flew towards Qin Huai.

At this moment, a giant sword fell from the sky and plunged straight into the ground, forcibly blocking the way of the bat demon.

"Evil beast, dare to sneak into the world to cause chaos, and the poor road will overtake you!" An incomparably majestic voice sounded from the sky.

As soon as the sound entered his ears, it sounded in his mind like thunder, and the bat demon was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground.

The bat demon was shocked, knowing that it was impossible for him to be his opponent, and with a flap of his wings, he fled in another direction.

The Daoist snorted coldly, waved his big hand, and saw several sword shadows appear out of thin air around the bat demon, and before the bat demon could react, it was divided into countless fragments by these sword shadows.

The Taoist looked at the shattered corpse of the demon bat in front of him and pondered, "The demon clan has the control of the Stygian Mountain, and it has never crossed the line to make trouble, this bat demon has such a violent aura, isn't it a thing in the world?"

The Taoist shook his head, didn't think much about it, and immediately looked around.

When looking at the direction where Qin Huai was, the Taoist suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Hey, there are still people alive here, it's really fate!"

"It's a pity that the bones are a little worse, otherwise I can take them back!" The Taoist glanced at Qin Huai again, and then sighed slightly.

The Taoist came to the place where Qin Huai fell in a few clicks, raised his hand and pointed at Qin Huai's forehead, and a stream of pure spiritual power dispersed towards Qin Huai's limbs.

Qin Huai only felt warm all over his body, and the injuries on his body were healed in an instant, and after a while, he woke up, as if he had just had a big dream.

But what Qin Huai saw next told him that everything that happened here was real.

The Taoist took Qin Huai back to the dilapidated ruins, and said lightly: "This place was just attacked by a bat demon, but it has been taken care of by me, can you see if there are your parents inside?"

A bad premonition surged into Qin Huai's heart, and he quickly pounced on the house where he was.

Sure enough, Qin Wen and his wife had already collapsed on the ground, and there was also Sister Ling'er, who was so frightened that she didn't have time to close her eyes, she should have come to play with him early in the morning.

A feeling of powerlessness suddenly surged through Qin Huai's body, and at that moment, it seemed that he had stopped breathing, and the piece of heaven and earth, the piece of paradise that he relied on, disappeared in an instant. At that moment, Qin Huai knew that life was so fragile, and mortals were so small!

Qin Huai stood there motionless, his father's stern teachings were still in his ears, his mother's warm care was still on his side, and his sister Ling'er, who was always sticking to her, seemed to be still calling out in that immature and sweet tone, "Brother Huai, Brother Huai......"

At the same time, far away from the small mountain village where Qin Huai was located, there were also two rays of light rushing to him. One of them had a white beard and looked like he was in his fifties, dressed in a pale golden robe, carrying a large sword with an ancient style, and looked full of confidence. The other is an ordinary-looking middle-aged Taoist, dressed in a black robe, with bells hanging all over his body, adding up to at least hundreds of catties, which is quite peculiar.

The black-robed Taoist asked with a little confusion: "I said Bliss Old Ghost, is your hexagram really effective?

The white-haired Taoist snorted coldly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't the Golden Bell Daoist still trustworthy? If you talk about hexagrams, the whole world can surpass me, only in one hand." ”

The black-robed man still asked in disbelief: "But I see that the demonic aura over there is soaring, where is there a little bit of immortal breath?

The white-haired Taoist snorted and said, "What the old man saw with his own eyes is that there will be a fake, that aura is extremely domineering, and I am afraid that the position above it is not low." As for where that demonic aura came from, the old man didn't know!"

The black-robed man was still puzzled: "Since he is in a high position in the upper realm, why did he have to be born in the human realm?"

The white-haired Daoist was also a little puzzled, and said: "How do I know about the affairs of the upper realm, but since it is an immortal fetus, it must be able to soar, if it can be invited back to the sect, it is enough to ensure that my sect will not decay for three hundred years!"

The black-robed man pondered for a moment, and then said, "Okay, then I believe you again!"

The white-haired Taoist looked directly into the eyes of the black-robed man and said, "I said Jin Ling, you won't be trying to snatch people from under me, right?"

The black-robed man seemed to have seen through his thoughts, smiled reluctantly, and said, "How is it possible, I am the helper you invited, brother, and I will definitely not do such a treacherous thing!"

The white-haired Taoist snorted coldly, and then said: "It's better for Daoist friends not to fight that sect, your Heavenly Star Sect's exercises are biased towards demons, please invite an immortal to go back, I'm afraid that there will be endless troubles, and then you don't blame me for not reminding you." ”

The black-robed man nodded and promised, "With decades of credibility, I guarantee that I will never rob Daoist friends of people!"

The white-haired Taoist nodded reassuringly, and said, "Let's hurry up, don't be the first to be taken, but don't forget that the person happens to be nearby, maybe he will also come and intervene, and then it will be troublesome!"

After the two finished communicating, they accelerated towards the small mountain village.

......

I don't know how long it took, Qin Huai finally came to his senses, and the corners of his eyes were already full of tears at this moment.

Qin Huai brushed up his sleeves, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, then knelt down at his parents, kowtowed deeply three times, and then said firmly: "Parents are above, your great enemy immortal has already helped to take revenge, the child will take care of himself, you can go with peace of mind!"

Qin Huai's face showed a bit of determination, he knew that he would have to rely on himself for the future.

Seeing this, the Taoist couldn't help but brush his long beard, and nodded secretly: "Although this son is said to have ordinary roots and bones, he can't enter the wall of my Taoist sect, but fortunately, he is resolute, if he is diligent in studying and cultivating, he should also have something to do." Since it was bumped into by the poor road, it can be regarded as fate, so it is better to settle it in Qingyuanguan. ”

This Qingyuan Temple is a stronghold set up by the Taoist Sect near Jinyang City, although it is mostly set up by some outer disciples on weekdays, but this Taoist Temple is one of the few branches directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Taoist Sect, which is used to place an ordinary mortal like Qin Huai, which is actually a great favor.

The Taoist snorted and said slowly: "What is the name of the little guy, I see that you are helpless and mentally acceptable, but you are willing to obey the arrangement of the poor Dao and go to that Qingyuan to observe the Tao?"

At that time, the wind of cultivating immortals had gradually spread, and there were footprints of immortal cultivators in the world from time to time, so Qin Huai also heard a little about immortal cultivators from the mouths of his elders. These immortal cultivators have great powers, can fly in the sky, can manipulate thunder and lightning, etc., and are called land immortals!

Hearing what the Taoist said, Qin Huai knew that he had met a certain immortal master.

Qin Huai thought to himself: "If I also have a supernatural power as an immortal master, my parents and sister Ling'er will not be ......."

Qin Huai turned his head, bowed to the Taoist chief, and said, "Thank you for the immortal's life-saving grace, junior Qin Huai, I am willing to obey the orders of the immortal!"

The Taoist smiled lightly and said gently: "I'm not an immortal, the poor Dao number is Ziqing, you can call me Ziqing." ”

It didn't take long for the Taoist to help Qin Huai bury Qin Huai's parents and others, and Qin Huai kowtowed three times in front of his parents' grave again, and then left with the Taoist.

Zi Qingzhen took out a seal, handed it to Qin Huai, and instructed: "If you want to learn the Tao, take this seal and go to Qingyuanguan, thirty miles west of Jinyang City, to find Qiu Dao Zhendao, and someone will receive you at that time." Poor Dao still has important things to do, and time is pressing, so I won't send you over in person!"

After speaking, the Taoist took out some broken silver and handed it to Qin Huai as a coil on the road.

Qin Huai took the seal and the silver two, and bowed deeply to the Changmei Daoist, "The real person is very gracious, and the younger generation will remember it in my heart!"

The long-eyed Daoist nodded, and then he soared into the sky, and disappeared from Qin Huai's field of vision not long after.

Qin Huai carefully looked at this seal, and saw that there was a powerful and powerful seal engraved with the word "Dao" on it, and at a glance, a majestic aura arose.