Chapter 1: Spirits
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In the southern part of the vast land of Shenzhou, there are 100,000 barren mountains that are vast and do not know their end. Where is the fastest update of the novel?Please look for Aishang Novel Network biquge.info the land here is barren, there are many swamp poisonous insects, and there are even miasma prevalent, and there are even rumors that there are many powerful monsters left over from ancient times hiding here. Therefore, except for those who can fly to the sky and earth by cultivating and refining qi, ordinary human beings are really not suitable for living here. Therefore, people have basically abandoned this place a long time ago, and most of them live in the central and eastern parts of the vast land of Shenzhou, where the land is fertile and flat, and the climate is mild.
However, where there are people, there will be classes and conflicts, the ruling class enjoys the fruits of labor but does not work, and the ruling class works hard but lacks food and clothing. Oppressed, many people fled their homes to build cottages to defend against predators, and to work barren land for food. Although it is hard, it is also far away from the imperial court, there is no war, and there is no tax, so there is at least one way to live.
Of course, it is not daring to go deep into the Southern Wilderness, but if you only build a village on the edge of the Southern Wilderness, people still have a sense of self-preservation. In this way, gradually the edge of the southern wilderness has also flourished a little. Far from the oppression of the imperial court, there is even a little taste of ease.
Xu Fan's ancestors are like this, three hundred years ago, they led their clansmen to the periphery of the 100,000 barren mountains and established Xujiazhai. In fact, the so-called cottage is built on a small earthen bag, with a radius of no more than 100 zhang and a population of only a few hundred, but because the Xu family has practiced martial arts and fitness for generations, it has also stood tall in this southern wilderness for hundreds of years.
But all of these things changed three days ago.
It turned out that three days ago, a nine-leaf Ganoderma lucidum that had been carefully cultivated for hundreds of years in Xujiazhai was finally about to mature! As long as this Lingzhi was made into an elixir and taken down, the strength of many masters in Xujiazhai would immediately increase a lot. In this way, because of the improvement of strength, the life of Xujiazhai will become better in a few decades.
This is the source of hope for Xujiazhai, but it has also become the beginning of Xujiazhai's destruction!
When the Ganoderma lucidum is about to ripen, the aura emitted is extremely rich, and it is simply unstoppable. In the face of that strong aura, the elders of Xujiazhai were originally very happy, because if they practiced in this strong aura, the people who practiced martial arts would progress very quickly.
But right away, the elders couldn't laugh anymore. Because this rich aura is so conspicuous, it is like a full moon in the dark night in the barren southern wilderness, which has attracted countless troubles for Xujiazhai. First it was the spying of other cottages, then the attack of low-level demon beasts, and later, this Lingzhi even attracted a human-level high-level demon beast - the blue-eyed cloud hoof beast!
The strength of martial arts practitioners is only relative to ordinary people, and martial arts have not yet reached the level of subtlety and height of immortal dao exercises after all. Therefore, in the face of the strange beast of the blue-eyed cloud hoof beast, the people of Xujiazhai did not have the slightest resistance at all. The sword slashed at its body, but not a single white mark remained. And the blue-eyed cloudhoof beast can kill many clansmen in Xujiazhai at once with just one collision. Not to mention the horrible fangs and spewed flames in its mouth. Even Xu Hui, the great elder of Xujiazhai, has already reached the realm of martial arts since he has practiced for many years, but in the face of this fierce beast that is three feet tall and has infinite strength and comes and goes like the wind, he was bitten off by the blue-eyed cloud hoof beast when he only resisted two incense sticks.
But just when Xu Hui struggled to resist the blue-eyed cloudhoof, Xu Fan and more than a dozen teenagers in Xujiazhai escaped from this former home under the desperate cover of their parents.
It's not that they're afraid of death, they also want to accompany their parents to defend their home against monsters. But they also have to take on the heavy responsibility of continuing the Xu family's bloodline, so they must live.
"You all run, now is not the time to talk about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness! We people have lived long enough, even if we are eaten by demon beasts, this life will not be in vain. But you are still young, the hope of Xujiazhai's future reconstruction and the continuation of the Xu family's bloodline all depend on you. Let's go!!"
Originally, Xu Fan and several peers around him were going to follow their parents to resist the demon beasts, but the second elder Xu Wen suddenly appeared to block everyone and said such a thing.
The second elder has been frail and sickly since he was a child, and he is the only one in Xujiazhai who does not know martial arts, but because he is smart, literate, and good at organization, he is publicly elected as the second elder. Moreover, he is kind and kind, and often teaches juniors to learn literature, so Cheng DΓΉ, who is respected in the cottage, is no less than the great elder with strong martial arts. But when the second elder, who had always been weak, said this, the expression on his face was so majestic and solemn that Xu Fan and the others did not dare to disobey at all.
Xujiazhai, which once had a population of more than 300, only escaped with less than ten people, and in the face of the boundless barren mountains and unknown dangers of the Southern Wilderness, these people did not have the slightest power to protect themselves. Even if they can survive the barren mountains, how will they survive?
In other words, the remaining people in Xujiazhai have little hope of survival.
But compared with Xu Fan, they are undoubtedly lucky, because at least they are still together, and there are companions to rely on. And Xu Fan himself was separated from the others.
When escaping from the cottage, Xu Fan ran out of the cottage with everyone, listening to the shouts and screams of his parents and clansmen behind him when they were fighting with the demon beasts, Xu Fan's heart was like a knife. The parents in their forties had to desperately cover their seventeen-year-old self to escape, which Xu Fan couldn't accept no matter what.
Although Xu Fan escaped from the cottage with everyone under the order of the second elder, he was not willing after all. Thinking of the fact that his parents were fierce and auspicious this time, Xu Fan felt a sting in his heart, and his eyes were unconsciously blurred by tears. I felt as if every scream was made by my own parents. But when he was so distracted, Xu Fan didn't notice his feet, and accidentally tripped over a dead branch on the side of the road and fell to the ground, and couldn't stop rolling towards the hillside on the other side. And the people who were in a hurry to escape did not notice that Xu Fan behind them had rolled farther and farther away from them.
When Xu Fan finally stopped his rolling figure, he stood up, but there was no trace of his original companion?
In this way, Xu Fan was separated from everyone.
In fact, when he was in Xujiazhai, Xu Fan was a little out of place with other peers. Compared with other peers, Xu Fan doesn't like to dance with knives and guns. In addition to meditation and internal strength, which will be maintained every day, fist and foot kung fu can be saved. In the rest of his time, he often went to the second elder Xu Wen to learn all kinds of book knowledge, such as the "Book of Changes" in the cottage that no one could read except the second elder. So much so that in the absence of a common language, when Xu Fan grew so old, he didn't even have a close friend by his side. Therefore, Xu Fan's disappearance must not cause any waves. Perhaps, some people will secretly rejoice that they have one less oil bottle by their side.
After Xu Fan was separated from the others, he was dazed and panicked, and he ran aimlessly in the direction of his impression, hoping to catch up with his companions. It's a pity, even though Xu Fan ran for a whole afternoon, how could he find his companions? In this way, I don't know how long I walked, and I don't know how many wild mountains and barren mountains he walked through, Xu Fan couldn't run anymore, he felt sleepy and hungry, and the gray sky of the Southern Wilderness didn't know when it began to slowly darken.
In the Southern Wilderness, it is very dangerous to walk at night. Xu Fan also knows this truth. Although Xu Fan has always liked to be quiet and not like to move, he has grown up in southern Xinjiang since he was a child, at least he can survive in the wild. Knowing that the possibility of catching up with the large army was slim, so after sensing that it was dark, Xu Fan forcibly endured the panic in his heart, found a small hill, built a fire in the leeward place to keep warm, and then found some non-toxic wild fruits to feed his stomach. After eating, he lay flat on the ground, quietly looking at the dark sky, and his heart was miserable and dazed.
Thinking of the tragedy of Xujiazhai and the fierce and auspicious parents, Xu Fan, who was tired for a day, was even more sad and desperate in his heart. The father's teachings and the mother's love seem to be the same as just now. However, after only one day, everything has changed, the cottage is gone, the clansmen are gone, and the parents are gone. It seems that only Xu Fan is left alone in heaven and earth. In this crisis-ridden southern wilderness, how should Xu Fan, who was alone, survive? Thinking of this, the despair and pain in Xu Fan's heart became more and more intense. And the face that looks a little delicate and elegant because he has been studying since he was a child is getting more and more pale.
It's just that Xu Fan's personality is naturally a little dull, and his feelings are rarely shown on his face, even when he is alone. So on the outside, Xu Fan at this time just looked very dull, but who could see the misery and hesitation in his heart?
Of course, there are no people in the barren southern wilderness at night, and after nightfall, there are only dark clouds in the sky, not even moonlight.
In this darkness, the only source of light was the bonfire beside Xu Fan, but although the bonfire was bright, it could not dispel even a trace of darkness in Xu Fan's heart.
"From now on, I'm on my own. Xu Fan thought secretly.
The dark night of the Southern Wilderness was rare even with stars, and Xu Fan couldn't help but think of the dark night in Middle-earth described by the Second Elder. It is said that the night sky is not only full of bright moons, but also stars, which are not only bright but also beautiful.
It's a pity that the second elder who often told him stories has now been killed by the demon beast.
"I must learn all my skills and come back to avenge my parents and the second elder. Thinking of the love and care of his parents and the second elder on weekdays, Xu Fan finally couldn't control the grief and anger in his heart, and said loudly to himself. Two lines of tears slid across his face unconsciously.
After cheering himself up, Xu Fan was silent again, because even he knew that although this wish was beautiful, it was difficult to realize it. You must know that the Great Elder's martial arts have already reached the transformation realm, and every kick and punch in his hand has a strength of nearly a thousand catties, but even this can't cause the slightest damage to that demon beast, let alone Xu Fan himself?
Thinking of this, Xu Fan's heart, which had become hot, couldn't help but become cold again, because he knew that his talent for martial arts training was mediocre, and it was difficult to reach the realm of the Great Elder, let alone kill that terrifying demon beast?
"Perhaps, only when I meet the legendary immortals and ask them to take me as an apprentice, can I hope to take revenge?" Thinking of some of his words when he was studying before, Xu Fan whispered to himself.
The so-called immortals, eating and drinking, traveling to the north and returning to the mountains at dusk, what a realm it is!
And just when Xu Fan was lying on the ground and thinking nonsense, two points of green light slowly approached Xu Fan without a sound. When these two points of green light approached Xu Fan's body less than a foot around, Xu Fan finally noticed that something was wrong, and a burst of bloody smell rushed to his chest and nose, making Xu Fan's stomach churn. When I looked up, it turned out that the two points of green light turned out to be the eyes of a monster!!I couldn't help but exclaim: "Mountain Spirit Wood Monster!!"
Even though Xu Fan has always boasted that he was shocked and calm, his voice at this time was uncontrollable with a hint of trembling and panic.
Mountain Spirit Wood Monster, is a very terrifying spirit in the 100,000 barren mountains, like a tree, the body is not gold, not stone, not wood, every morning and evening will absorb the automatic wood between heaven and earth, like to feed on the flesh and blood of tigers and leopards, before Xu Fan often heard the news that other cottage hunters were killed by mountain spirit wood monsters, in the southern wilderness really has a notoriety of stopping children's crying.
Seeing that this mountain spirit wood monster is several feet tall and looks like a towering tree, Xu Fan knows that this mountain spirit wood monster has been cultivating for at least thousands of years, even if he encounters that blue-eyed cloud hoof beast, it has a good chance of winning, but he didn't expect to be encountered by Xu Fan this time.
All kinds of information and rumors about the mountain spirit and wood monster flashed in his mind like lightning, Xu Fan panicked for a while, and as soon as he got up, he hurriedly ran in the opposite direction, not daring to turn his head back.
But after running a few steps, he suddenly felt that something seemed to be entangled under his feet and fell to the ground, and he couldn't stop rushing forward, and Xu Fan fell to the ground. Ignoring the pain on his body, Xu Fan hurriedly looked down, only to find that it was a thin branch that had wrapped around his ankle at some point.
Then, this branch began to slowly pull Xu Fan towards the mountain spirit wood monster, it turned out that it was not a branch that wrapped around his ankle, but a tentacle of the mountain spirit wood monster!!
As Xu Fan got closer and closer to the Mountain Spirit Wood Monster, the Mountain Spirit Wood Monster's face like a tree trunk slowly opened a big mouth full of fine fangs, and the fishy smell came to his face. And the tentacles that resembled tree branches also hung Xu Fan and fed it to its mouth.
Seeing the mountain spirit wood monster getting closer and closer to its mouth, Xu Fan first struggled with his body and shouted loudly. Not long after, Xu Qingfan finally realized that his struggle was useless, and sighed in his heart, knowing that he was going to die this time. It's just that there is no panic in my heart, just despair.
"If I had known that this was the result, I might as well follow my parents to fight the blue-eyed cloudhoof beast, or at least die with everyone. β
This is the last thought in Xu Fan's heart at this moment.
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