Chen Luo discovered he could scavenge the minds of the dead.
So he went to a graveyard and scavenge the brain of a deceased Great Emperor, figuring he’d borrow it for a bit.
While other...
“Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!”
The sound of horse hooves came from the end of the road. Looking in the direction of the sound, only a cloud of dust was seen. In the dust, dozens of men in armor were riding rapidly towards this direction. When the disaster victims around saw these horses, they showed awe in their eyes and their bodies involuntarily moved to the sides of the road.
Chen Luo also tilted his body slightly.
He still hasn't figured out where he is, and he doesn't intend to bring himself into any extra trouble before he figures everything out.
The horse passed by Chen Luo's body, and a strong wind blew from behind.
The second horse following closely behind was actually running along the roadside. Seeing that Chen Luo did not hide in the wasteland next to him like the other victims, the cavalryman waved his whip with a cruel smile on his face. He even raised his horse's hoof, ready to break the bones of this pariah.
Chen Luo narrowed his eyes.
He doesn't cause trouble, but he's not afraid of it either. This is the principle that his uncle taught him, and it's also the principle he follows when he's out. Giving way to this group of people before had already shown his attitude, but these people drove him around like an animal, which made him a little unhappy.
Before the whip fell, Chen Luo turned the long sword in his hand.
Although he couldn't call on external spiritual power, he could still easily deal with a few ordinary cavalrymen. Although his spiritual power was sealed, the strength of his physical body did not disappear.
The three-part practice enables Chen Luo to face any difficulty calmly.
Puff! !
There was a flash of knife.
Chen Luo did not use any knife skills, he simply raised the knife. He held the blade horizontally and chopped from front to back. Under the brute force, a lot of blood spurted out of the horse's neck. Due to inertia, Chen Luo chopped both the man and the horse in half.
The man on the horse was cut in half by Chen Luo on the spot. The part below the hips rushed out like the horse, turning into a pool of flesh and blood.
The remaining upper half of the body flew to the side and fell heavily to the ground, letting out a shrill scream.
"Enemy attack!!"
Such a big commotion naturally attracted the attention of others immediately.
The cavalrymen were extremely shocked and angry. They quickly drew their swords and wanted to seek revenge on Chen Luo.
Fortunately, the strong man in the lead grabbed the reins at this time, and he raised the whip and shouted angrily.
"Stop it, everyone!"
As soon as the voice came out, all the cavalry stopped moving. The two cavalrymen who had drawn their swords and were ready to seek revenge on Chen Luo quickly put them back, pulled the reins, and distanced themselves from Chen Luo.
"Who are you and why are you killing my servants?"
The burly man looked Chen Luo up and down, his eyes fixed on the knife in his hand.
"He who kills will be killed."
Chen Luo wiped the blood off the blade, walked over and touched the dead cavalryman's head.
A wisp of gray air flowed into his body along the back of his hand.
The refugees who had gathered around Chen Luo had now fled far away, fearing that they would be implicated by him. The two women he had taken in were also trembling with fear. If they had not really had no way out, they would have stayed away like everyone else.
The sturdy man looked at Chen Luo, whose expression remained unchanged, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
"You're pretty good, do you want to follow me?"
"Not interested."
Chen Luo refused directly. He had just collected the brain of the dead cavalryman and read several obsessions from his brain. Based on these obsessions, he had a certain understanding of this place.
A mortal country divided by warlords.
Chen Luo didn't know where the immortal cultivators behind the stone gate were, but this place was definitely not an ordinary place. His soul had been warning him, and the power of the 'Stars in the Heavens' was also reminding him that part of his power was isolated outside the stars, and he needed to release his spiritual power before he could extract this part of the power back.
"Don't be so quick to refuse. If you change your mind, you can come to me with this."
The sturdy man laughed heartily, then reached into his arms, took out a black iron plate, and threw it to Chen Luo in front of everyone.
After doing all this, he did not stop.
He pulled the reins in his hand and continued to ride forward. Seeing this, the other cavalrymen put away their sabers and left with the strong man. The two who had tried to attack earlier glanced at the token in Chen Luo's hand unwillingly, and left with the others.
These people come quickly and leave quickly.
But in the blink of an eye, only a few black dots could be seen.
"Where were you planning to go?"
Chen Luo glanced at the iron plate in his hand and threw it aside. This man obviously took a fancy to his martial arts and wanted to recruit him. It was a pity that Chen Luo was not interested in accompanying him to fight for the country. After figuring out the background of the world here, Chen Luo planned to leave this secular country.
Go find some famous mountains and dig out some valuable brains to increase your reserves.
As long as he can release his spiritual power, he can immediately return to his peak.
"Anning County, that's the only city that hasn't suffered a natural disaster."
When the two women saw Chen Luo asking, they immediately told him their purpose. In fact, they also knew that even if they went to Anning County, the other party would not open the city gate to let them in.
The world is in chaos now, and the warlords are fighting each other endlessly. They have no time to care about the lives of poor people like them.
"Then let's go to Anning County."
Chen Luo chose a direction and led them to Ping'an County. On the way, Chen Luo took out two drops of spiritual liquid from the cave gourd and fed them to the two children. The little boy fell asleep after eating, and the little girl secretly looked at Chen Luo through the gap in her mother's clothes.
She had never tasted such delicious dew in her life.
The group did not walk fast, and it was not until near sunset that Chen Luo and the two women arrived in Anning County.
Before they got close, they saw a large group of dark people.
These people were disaster victims who were stronger than them. They had already arrived outside Anning County, but unfortunately they were blocked outside the city gate and had no way to enter the city. Some people who had old acquaintances in the city gathered under the city gate and kept shouting, wanting people in the city to take them in.
Chen Luo was still at the back of the crowd and saw the sturdy man who had ridden over on horseback earlier.
They were in the area behind the disaster victims, numbering about a hundred people. Each of them was carrying a knife, and they were obviously local nobles. The ordinary disaster victims would avoid them when they saw them.
The burly man who had been talking to Chen Luo before was now pacing back and forth outside a tent.
He had rushed here in a hurry because the old man in his family had contracted a serious illness. In the current chaos, even he couldn't find the herbs the old man needed.
Chen Luo withdrew his spiritual sense and quickly led the two women towards the direction where the strong man was.
When he used his spiritual sense just now, he sensed a ray of spiritual power from the big tent. This was the first time he felt the power of a cultivator since he came to this place.
"stop!"
As soon as they approached, the guards outside blocked their way.
"No outsiders are allowed to approach."
The scolding voice attracted the attention of the sturdy man beside the tent. He walked over quickly, and the sad expression on his face quickly disappeared, turning into a hearty smile.
"Brother is finally here."
"I can save the people inside."
Chen Luo interrupted the strong man's words of solicitation, which made the other party stunned. Then his face turned cold and his eyes became more alert.
"Who are you? Who sent you?"
Liu Gang did not tell anyone about the elders' illness. The world is in chaos now, with wars raging everywhere. The Liu family was able to remain neutral in the troubled times because of the accumulation of the elders. If the news of the elders' illness spread, it would likely attract the attention of interested people and even drag down the entire Liu family, which Liu Gang did not want to see.
"Don't think too much. I have no interest in your affairs."
Chen Luo reached out and took out a pill from his arms and handed it to Liu Gang.
"Eat it when you can't hold on any longer. It can save your life."
After saying this, he left the place with the two women without waiting for the other party's reaction. Liu Gang was left standing there alone, holding the pill in his hand, with an uncertain expression, and it took him a long time to turn around and go into the big tent.
“Elixir?!!”
A moment later, a shocked voice came from inside the tent.
After a chaotic sound of footsteps, an old man carrying a medicine box ran out of the big tent. Unfortunately, there was no trace of Chen Luo outside.
“Is this really a panacea?”
Liu Gang's expression was also shocked.
The doctor carrying the box is an old friend of the Liu family, the medical saint Luo Zhong. When he was young, he worked as a royal doctor in the palace. His medical skills are unrivaled in ancient and modern times. If ordinary people want to see him for treatment, the starting price is 100 taels, or gold!
The pill that could make him show such an expression must not be an ordinary pill.
At least you don't have to worry about it being poison.
"It's absolutely true!" Luo Zhong looked regretful.
He has devoted his life to medicine, and his medical skills have long reached the level of excellence that is unrivaled in ancient and modern times. If he wants to go further in medical skills, the only way left is to "enter the Tao". Unfortunately, this path is extremely difficult. He left the palace in the past in order to pursue the opportunity to "enter the Tao". Unfortunately, after searching for most of his life, he has never seen what a "entering Tao" doctor looks like.
While Doctor Luo was feeling regretful, Chen Luo had already brought the two women to the back mountain.
There are relatively few people here.
The pill he gave Liu Gang was a normal pill, but he added something to it. As long as Liu Gang's elder took the pill, Chen Luo could send his copied brain to the other person's brain, and then he could look through the other person's memory and find the source of the spiritual energy.
This is a new method that Chen Luo figured out.
Better than soul search.
Right now this kind of spiritual power cannot be released to the outside world, and this method just solves the problem.
"Sir, there is a cliff behind us and the Beiduan River below us. We can't get over it."
The two women saw Chen Luo walking backwards and thought he was exploring the terrain, so they couldn't help but remind him. They had decided to escape here a long time ago, so they naturally knew the terrain here. (End of this chapter)