Wuhuang Mountain, is a branch of the Hengshan Mountain Range, a radius of hundreds of miles, the top of the mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist all the year round, in the dense forest and secluded stream, from time to time there is a long howl of the beast. At the foot of the mountain, there is an earthy yellow official road. The location of Wuhuang Mountain is very special, to the east, is the capital of the empire, Hengshan City, to the west, is the important frontier town of the empire, Gushan City. During the day, there is an endless stream of merchants passing by on the official road. The mule, horse, and dart carts of the brigade, and the caravan guards, escorted the heavy boxes and galloped quickly. People shouted and neighed, and the loess was all over the sky.

It is not easy to pass through the Mt. Wo area safely and smoothly, because you don't know when and where the bandits of Mount Wort will launch a surprise attack on the caravan. Most of the time, though, it's fine. Merchants who often come and go generally know that the bandits in Wuhuang Mountain have "three no-robberies".

The first is not to rob: a trading house with a deep official background may even have the shadow of the imperial family. No matter how strong the strength is, no one dares to provoke it.

The second is not to rob: a caravan backed by a large force is likely to have martial arts masters in the middle, if the situation is unclear, it will be in constant trouble, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Third, do not rob: No matter how big or small the merchants, as long as they pay the "mountain crossing fee", the mountain bandits not only do not rob, but sometimes take the initiative to protect them.

This is also the main reason why the bandits in Wuhuang Mountain have been suffering from depression for many years, as long as the interests of the empire are not touched, the official will turn a blind eye and use knives and guns, which will cost money. Some major county towns within a hundred miles will have strongholds established by mountain bandits in Wuhuang Mountain, one is to facilitate the sale of stolen goods, and more importantly, to explore intelligence.

The most unfortunate are the merchants from remote counties, who do not know the inside story, and the goods they have worked hard for many years will be snatched away, and they will lose all their money. As long as it is not a fight for life, it is generally not bloody.

The cottage is located in the valley on the west side of Wohuang Mountain, and is surrounded by a fence made of giant wood, one end of which has been sharpened into the shape of a spear, which looks sharp and strong. More than a dozen houses were built on a slightly higher slope, and on the opposite cliff face were rows of caves carved out, probably stone houses, one stone house could squeeze three or four people. A small stream flows through the valley, and the water is extremely clear and clean. The owner of the cottage and the various leaders lived in wooden huts, including their families, and the rest were housed in stone huts. The entire cottage is also the scale of more than 100 people, and it is said that in the heyday of the cottage in the past, there were thousands of people.

Zhang Ran carried the package on his back and an unsheathed iron sword in his hand, and followed Wang Yuan into the stone house. The space in the stone house is unusually small, and if you are not careful, you will break your scalp, and there is a layer of wooden planks on each of the four bluestone platforms on the left and right. Zhang Ran found a place close to the inside, put down the package, and the iron sword was held in his arms.

Wang Yuan glanced at Zhang Ran, who was nervous, and said with some unease: "I have told you everything that should be said, rest well, and if you are hungry, go to the other end of the wooden house." Remember, there is not much time to practice the swordsmanship I gave you. "Generally, newcomers enter the mountain, the cottage will not be in a hurry to arrange dangerous tasks, one to let the newcomers work hard to adapt, and the other is to let the newcomers practice their fists and feet, this time is generally not too long, about half a year, occasionally sent to some chores, there will be no accidents. There is no special person to teach kung fu, and these tricks can only bluff people, and when they move, they rely on who is ruthless and murderous.

Wang Yuan said, got up and wanted to leave.

Zhang Ran was resentful of Wang Yuan, if it weren't for his coaxing, coercion, and clever methods, how could he Zhang Ran come to such a fearful place, which was even more contrary to his original intention of being a man. However, Wang Yuan is not bad, he is still very righteous, Zhang Ran can feel it.

"Uncle Wang, is it difficult to practice martial arts, are there any other martial arts cheats in the village?"

"Hehe, you kid is quite greedy, kung fu or something, I don't know anything, so I'll take you to see. Zhang Ran's question has a deep meaning, since the road of fame and fame cannot be followed, then you might as well change the way of living. That's it anyway.

Out of the stone house, Zhang Ran found that there were many more people in the cottage than when he first came.

Shi Biao, short and sturdy, dressed in black, carrying a pair of Wu hooks on his shoulders, saw Wang Yuan, his face was suddenly gloomy, if it weren't for Wang Yuan's filial piety to the owner of the village Two valuable topaz bracelets, why would he Wang Yuan be at ease in Gushan City. I hope you don't give me a chance, Shi Biao gritted his teeth. Unfortunately, Zhang Ran also got it.

The cheats were piled up with other chores, and Zhang Ran examined them one by one, and the seven or eight thin booklets were shabby. It's no wonder that these random cheats have been ignored for a long time. Zhang Ran is still very happy, he can get in touch with the exercises that are difficult for ordinary people to see, and one day he will be successful in martial arts, and he will not be able to go anywhere in the world, so why be forced to be a thief.

All day, Zhang Ran sat on the ground and never moved half a step. The valley was filled with the howl of the wind, sometimes mixed with the restless cries of the beasts. At this time, Zhang Ran was like an old monk, just like when he was studying in the school, he was hungry and did not choose to eat. He closed his eyes and thought about it repeatedly, his hands gesturing. Soul Breaker Knife, Heart-Destroying Palm, Tiger Heart-Digging Fist......

Zhang Ran closed the cheats and realized: the precious cheats recorded not only the moves, but also the mental methods. Mind is more important than moves. The moves are easy to learn and difficult to master, and if you don't understand the meaning of the moves, you don't know the meaning of the moves, and you don't know why you know it, it's difficult to enter the house, and it's difficult to get a glimpse of the mystery of martial arts for a lifetime.

How could a person who had never been exposed to martial arts understand the meaning of martial arts. There are many masters of the rivers and lakes, who are essentially similar to Zhang Ran.

The real foundation mystery of martial arts lies in the fact that we must first open the hidden acupoints in the body, use the opened acupoints as the foundation fulcrum, and then run the mental method set by martial arts to further open and open up those large and small meridians in the body, and finally, these opened meridians will be connected and docked with the dantian under the lower abdomen, and the dantian will generate internal force. The more acupuncture meridians are opened and opened, the thicker the internal force generated by the dantian, and the more powerful the moves emitted.

An ordinary martial artist will draw a gourd in the same way to use moves, so as to respond to all changes; a martial arts master, at most, can flexibly use martial arts moves, with all changes to respond to all changes, of course, it is just a move, not much power; a real martial arts master, the acupoints and meridians are unimpeded, the internal force is strong, the so-called one force to break ten thousand methods, is not a brute force, but the unique use of internal force.

Zhang Ran was very dissatisfied, his heart was itchy and uncomfortable, how could he open the acupoints and open up the meridians. There is no introduction in the cheats.

Back in the stone house, Zhang Ran kept thinking about it, how did he know that such a mysterious secret method could not be touched by his level, even the owner of the cottage did not have this qualification and opportunity.

Wang Yuan returned to Gushan City, Zhang Ran didn't even have anyone familiar with speaking, coupled with the problem that he couldn't solve in his heart, Zhang Ran suddenly had the urge to go crazy.

Zhang Ran rushed to the edge of a high cliff and looked into the distance, and a lot of thoughts came to him: are grandpa and father and mother okay, and are the younger brothers and sisters crying because they haven't seen their brother for a long time. He seemed to smell the smell of home, the breath of his relatives, and his stomach turned over the river and the sea, and gradually turned into a drizzle of tenderness.

More than half a year has passed like a white horse.

In a clearing of a cluster of trees a few miles away from the cottage, Zhang Ran sat cross-legged. With the pamphlet given to him by Wang Yuan on his knees, he found that he preferred the sword as a weapon, which was probably related to the legends of the rivers and lakes he had heard before.

On each thin page, there is a large letter: stab, tease, sharpen, and there is a vague figure drawn on the paper, holding a sword in his hand, but there is no text description other than these. Zhang Ran was speechless, there was no way to find any tricks at all, where is this so-called cheat, it is clearly a piece of waste paper without any value, no wonder Wang Yuan didn't want to throw it to himself.

Could it be that he has always held a long sword in his hand, Zhang Ran did not give up.

Yes, Thorn, try it first. Zhang Ran took the iron sword and stabbed straight at the waist of a big tree, and immediately a sharp pain was transmitted in his wrist, and with a momentum, he fell to the ground. No, try again, take a deep breath, he stabbed his sword at the tree, his wrist swollen, and the iron sword fell to the ground. If it was like a few times, the sweat on his body was like mud, looking at the red and swollen wrists and the worn palms, Zhang Ran was a little deflated.

Damn, what the hell are you going to do, can't you even do a thorn in yourself? No, Zhang Ran thought, the sword stab must not be so simple, what is wrong, he stared at the shallow traces on the bark, and couldn't figure it out.

During this time, in addition to completing the transportation task assigned by the cottage, Zhang Ran spent the rest of his time in this wood, wielding a sword with this big tree, and it was consumed day by day. It's not for nothing, at least the hand holding the sword is a lot steady, and the luck of breathing is getting longer and longer, not as gasping as at the beginning.

The mountain rain is coming, and the fog on the top of Wuhuang Mountain is as thick as a deep pool, and there is no wind in the valley.

Zhang Ran was drenched, and his black robe stuck to his skin. The long sword in his hand stabbed tirelessly at the body of the tree, and he had lost count of how many times.

"Boom", "Click", the sky of Wuhuang Mountain suddenly changed, the rolling thunder crushed down with the will to destroy, the Tianhe burst the embankment, and the rain hated the wind.

Zhang Ran shuddered coldly, the wrist holding the sword vibrated inexplicably, implying a certain rhythm, the long sword pierced into the tree like thunder, and a lightning bolt suddenly illuminated Zhang Ran's mind.

I see, I see, "Hahaha", Zhang Ran laughed wildly without scruples, tears mixed with rain. For this moment, all the hardships and hardships are worth it.

A sword is more than just a simple extension of an arm.

"Thorn" is not only to drive the sword body, but also to use the wrist force, the vibration of the wrist force, so that the effect of the thorn shines. So, what about "flirting", does it rely on the rotation of wrist strength to "sharpen"......

Zhang Ran came to his senses.

On the body of the tree, there is an inch-deep opening.